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.
The only old video Ive been recommended recently was the Gangstas Paradise Sonic AMV from 12 years ago, but that blew up after the trailer dropped so it isnt rlly irrelevant. My notifications also work pretty well, too. I know im part of the minority here, but its odd regardless.