Absolutely spot on! Glad to see I am not the only one pondering about it. It has gotten so bad that I try to log out or use incognito to find new stuff. Tiktok on the other hand is amazing at surfacing stuff that I am actually find interesting.

Personally I think YouTube is only showing me what it knows for sure I am interested in vs TikTok actually trying to explore and exploit what I might be interested in.