So, instead of getting the ability to search for videos properly, with negative search terms, user defined video length spans, exact dates, sort by reverse date order etc... we get ambient mode and color search? Can someone please, for the sake of humanity and my sanity, erase this company and its parent from the planet.

With all the absurd turns YouTube and Google have taken, I've been looking at this for five minutes trying to figure out if this is a shitpost

Sounds like a new and inventive way for them to push sponsored content on you but make it seem like you had some choice in the matter

There are millions of youtube videos uploaded every single day. Why do I always get the exact same stuff in my recommendations? And why does YouTube shorts keep playing the same clips over and over again? Even the ones I disliked.

I honestly cannot envision a scenario in which I would want something like this from YouTube.

If you ever needed proof they dont know what they are doing this is it...

Color is so stupid. Who the fuck cares what color the video is. Couldve used this to actual good like pick three minor subjects from the video and ask me if im interested in more of those. That would be awesome. And I know they have that data.

The recommendation algo is so bad they are testing it against a random bullshit generator....

That is stupid. I wish it would just let me block channels for real in search. Also, I wonder how that works if you’re colorblind?

If I want something news related, that doesn’t mean I want to see Fox News or other random right wing nutjobs who scream into the camera about “wokeism” every day for 4 hours.

Has anyone else noticed that if a video says 'like and subscribe' the subscribe button does a little animation to draw your eye to it?

Really wish there was a better way to host videos that doesn't require a multibillion dollar company's backing

Holy crap, the amount of hate in here, and no actual description of what it does. It's essentially your normal home feed, but only the videos with thumbnails of the selected color. It's also way over at the right of the home feed filters, so it isn't like it's being shoved down your throats.

Probably another method of gathering user data for their AI training models.

I no longer think that big media corporations are doing stupid things for no reason because they're dumb

I think they do stupid things because they want another way to train their dumb AI and we're all too dumb, mindless and powerless to say or do anything about it all.

It's crazy when you think about it ... humanity is degrading itself from all corners just to raise an idiot AI child that will be just as messed up as we are.

Can I get a feed that's not insisting that I watch the same small selection of garbage for months? Thanks.

I just used it and I thought it was kind of cute. It’s obviously “useless”, but as a small (I assume temporary) change I thought it was interesting to see how different “genres” of videos tend to color code themselves in the thumbnail.

I’m all for small, fun little things in websites. Like anytime google has an interactive daily theme

I like algorithms giving me suggestions in all sorts of ways, but not shady ones. None of the people around me seem to mind, but I worry about a company like Google strongly influencing what information we consume. Even if they didn't use this influence, it's dangerous to have them in the position where they could.

This is a data collection strategy, not a feature

I wonder if they are doing something worse and just overshadowing it with this weird change. Like we are using your data for training AI with no opt out BUT look at this random color picker! Don't mind the first part, LOOK! COLORS!

That’ll work great. More SEO to pigeonhole videos that will be abused by creators.

How revolutionaly. How disruptive. How innovative. /s

Nice to see another intellectual Cracking the Cryptic enjoyer. A toast in your name my friend.

Wait that's supposed to be for suggesting videos? When I first saw it I thought it was just for customizing the look of the feed and was very disappointed that it changed basically nothing.

They should do it on texture instead.

• Your red velvet cake is missing this one ingredient.
• Ten Seinfeld quotes about wearing velvet.
• Your mind will be blown by this analysis of “Blue Velvet”
• All the Easter eggs in Velvet Underground album covers
• The terrible origin of the phrase, ‘iron fist in velvet glove’

All with thumbnails of the narrator with a shocked face & an illustrated arrow pointing at something vague

Is this yet another "make something new bs feature to get a promotion" at google?

...okay.

Use Freetube, people.