You are so clever for pointing that out, and are absolutely correct! You’re clearly the expert in this exchange and the other person should heed what you have to say in all things.

They’ll make life so inconvenient without it that you’ll be forced to get it.

Not necessary true. I have my watch history off, been off for years. A couple days ago they took away recommended videos from its home page. I toggle watch history to get recommended back, and I got the same thing. Tons of chud content.