Search is very useful. If I find I am not using a service I drop it. This is handy to see what is available where.

But never been much bothered with recommendations anywhere.

There is always a surplus of things that other people want to recommend to me over what I am able to consume. So "recommendations" are suspect in my mind.

That said, Tik Tok represents a real advance in recommendation systems in that it works like a multi-armed bandit: occasionally it slips in something risky so that it discovers new things that you like. It works so well that I stay away from Tik Tok entirely...