I don't have a YouTube account and use the Unhook extension in my browser to hide recommended videos, comments etc. when watching anything, as I don't want Google's algorithm deciding what I'm watching. Instead, from time to time I check my favorite creator's pages manually for new content. No notifications, everything on my own time.
https://www.youtube.com/@hbomberguy/videos
https://www.youtube.com/@ContraPoints/videos
https://www.youtube.com/@PhilosophyTube/videos
https://www.youtube.com/@supereyepatchwolf0/videos
https://www.youtube.com/@PDRsan/videos
https://www.youtube.com/@korekore.kirinuki/videos
https://www.youtube.com/@Kojiseto/videos
https://www.youtube.com/@GamersNexus/videos
https://www.youtube.com/@der8auer/videos
https://www.youtube.com/@LinusTechTips/videos
https://www.youtube.com/@CLPTutorials/videos
https://www.zdf.de/comedy/zdf-magazin-royale
https://www.youtube.com/@jameshoffmann/videos
https://www.zdf.de/show/mai-think-x-die-show