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No, shorts are shit and I'm absolutely not sucked in. They try to emulate tik tok so I would say this format simply works for you.
I have a seething hatred for shorts. I refuse to watch anything designed like them on any platform.
That's part of the idea, isn't it? They mix normal content with max cringe content because that's what keeps people watching.
Absolutely. Thatβs completely not for me, no way, no how.
Ah, you already said it. Exactly how I feel.
It does unfortunately. I don't like it but it absolutely hacks my brain
Would love if there was just an option to disable shorts in the app because I still want to use original youtube
If you keep hitting not interested on the shorts, they get temporarily disabled for a while.
Temporarily being the problem there unfortunately
I'm not the kind of person to put up with doing stuff like that repeatedly
You either have to accept that you like watching shorts more than doing other things and watch them without worrying or change your habits. There's no magical way where you just stop doing it. I will take some effort.
The change in habit unfortunately is just not opening YouTube on my phone, which is a shame because there are good videos that I feel good after watching but I can't resist getting drawn in by shorts.
Typically I don't get that problem on PC or on a smart TV because they push long form content more there