Some channels in the last year have risen to incredibly high view counts while most channels have dropped to nearly 0 views. They changed the algorithm to concentrate all recommendations on a small number of channels with the highest quality. The view counts are what would previously be considered good numbers for Casey Neistat, but now everyone in the top tier is getting those numbers.


There's also an explosion of users of the platform, as they've licensed enormous amounts of copyrighted content. Next to every licensed video is a list of recommendations from the top channels.
The logarithmic scoring has meant the days of seeing recommendations for mediocre videos with a couple views are long gone. The user experience is definitely improved, even if you're seeing a lot less videos.