Are recommendations based on the "watch history" list, or just your actual watch history? I doubt they are just disregrding data they have on you just because you remove it from the ui.
moonlight
I think the best of youtube has been pretty consistent, it's just that there's exponentially more crap (and the algorithm wants you watching crap).
For games, I do agree that most AAA games are not very good, but we are in a golden age of indie gaming. There are so many amazing games being released constantly it's overwhelming.
I choose 1 and either learn echolocation, or get a fancy implant that does it for me.
Although if 1 is instantaneous and you have perfect control of the power, you could probably avoid others seeing you by flickering really fast. I bet there's an optimal pulse width and frequency where you would be effectively invisible to people while still being able to see enough. A high speed camera would still catch you though.
Whoa, I'd really like to try that.
Don't forget the year glasses! Although those peaked in the 2000s (with a resurgence in 2020)