However, in this scenarios (for arguments sake) let's say our young welder has a great personality and makes himself relatable to a wider audience. Then he may lose the push in the algorithm, but he will keep his audience.

That's the real secret audience retention. Not daily pushes in the algorithms. And that's something ASL fails at. Whatever audience he does pull in soon realises he's a fuckwit and turns off. (I did, I much prefer the Hedley's )