I'm gonna go against the grain and say this is the only change I've seen them make in a long time that I'm glad to see. I often read comments while watching the video, especially now that dislikes are gone to quickly tell if a video is real or not, or if there's anything else to be wary of. I never scroll video suggestions until after I'm done watching the video, to decide what to watch next. This layout just makes more sense for that.

I haven't looked at it. I already hate it. My opinion will not change if I look at it. There is a reason I use alternate front-ends for alphabet agency corporation! products.

That does look like crap. I bet someone will make a browser addon that changes it back.

Those recommended thumbnails are real big! Does anyone want them that big? Description and comments on the side is good though.

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Doesn't sound particularly bothersome. It does leave a little less room for comments which can be pretty dense text especially compared to video thumbnails that.don't need as much room really but at least you can read and scroll at the same time as watch.