Based on the feed back from many different YouTubers now @TeamYouTube!
YouTube is infact broken. Notifications are not working. And people are getting recommended videos that are two months to two years old.
Youtubers are experiencing a 20% to 30% loss in views.
YouTube doesn't care about the creators that made it what it is. They are more interested in supporting people that have the "correct opinions" and will burn their platform to the ground in order force them to the top.