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Im looking to learn a previously ill/undocumented topic: the YouTube algorithm, yes I know it sounds childish etc, however im making high quality content of software development, AI dev, etc whilst making it digestible for YouTube, I know about the YouTube "meta" and the patterns which make a successful video but im not sure how to learn the algorithm.

From my current "research" I have gathered these things about successful content creation: https://pixeldrain.com/u/Ebazr6dT

I've made a whole page of notes and theory from professional social media analysts and top YT creators from these links: https://pixeldrain.com/u/cKUQB63g
I am really just spotting patterns and learning this basic factors of the algorithm which may just be correlation, not causation, I know that the top creators know "the algorithm" and have actually learned it however it isn't publicly available on the internet as they have previously stated this in the past.

So im asking, how does someone learn about an undocumented topic without just "spotting patterns", im also asking for resources that show how the algorithm works or potential connections to people who know about it or are interested in it

Id figured this is a good place to ask as many people here have worked on complex algorithms and content creation