Likes, saves, and follows should be ranked above watch history, search history, and suggested-video clicks because they require a deliberate micro-decision. Implicit signals conflate curiosity, boredom, autoplay, and algorithm-pushed content; explicit signals survive that noise. If you have to choose where to spend capture engineering effort, spend it on the deliberate gestures.
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