Kind of agree. I don't dislike him, I mean he is supposed to be an elementary age boy, and they are a bit obnoxious by nature, so I can't really fault him on that.
I just don't find his humor funny. It's based around like, fart noises and saying a mid punchline as though it's the funniest thought ever verbalized, it makes me cringe a bit.
Tina makes me laugh because I relate to her awkward teenage girl aura because I was an awkward teenage girl at one point. Louise makes me laugh because she's like one of those kids that's way mature for her age and says funny stuff all the time that you wouldn't expect to come out of her mouth. Bob and Linda make me laugh because they portray parenthood in a funny but kinda realistic way, and at times, remind me of my own relationship.
Most other characters have depth or are actually funny, but Gene just feels very cookie cutter, template of a young boy character.
i've had the same thought as you.
i regularly use the sub tab. i watch youtube on weekends while i clean, so usually on friday i'll check my home page a few times throughout the day, see if there are any interesting recommendations and save them to my watch later.
then in the evening i do one more home page scroll, then i slowly scroll my subs page and make sure i save anything that looks interesting to my watch later. then i might watch one or two videos from my WL that evening and i watch the rest (or what i can fit in) over the weekend.
I don't get the point of subbing to a channel if you aren't checking your subs tab. Like....that's why it's there lol bc the home page is a bunch of recommendations