Inb4 youtube is bad for a million other reasons. Yes I know, most of them are ameliorated by extremely heavy adblocking, that's not what this is about.
In the last couple days, youtube has completely forgotten how to format a basic grid layout. Look at those inconsistent gaps between thumbnails, look at those misaligned columns, what the fuck is going on here?
I try to keep my cursor in those channels as I scroll so that nothing plays while it assumes I’m hovering. I bet those hovers count as plays and this makes engagement look higher.