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		janalsncm 11 months ago \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Show HN: If YouTube had actual channels Users probably don’t want a random video, they want a video which is from the smaller subset of videos they were already likely to enjoy. The reason that might be preferable to just clicking the first result is that the second actually involves a choice since you’ve seen the second item.

randomdata 11 months ago [–]

You're going to see the second item no matter what, unless streaming services give up showing any videos on initial interaction. But I expect that really is the best user interface for most users.

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