2026-01-04 07:12 UTC
Huh. I love shorts. I have a curated YouTube account that shows me very interesting shorts about science, music, gaming, comedy, PC building, web development, tech news, etc etc. I wonder why people don't like shorts. Using YouTube without being logged in?
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@wuffah@lemmy.world 2026-01-04 13:03
Shorts are deliberately and effectively addictive. Once Google found out they could copy the TikTok paradigm without being sued, they forced it down everyone's throat. Ever wonder why you can't disable shorts? Because they KNOW it's addictive. We are being farmed. YouTube is a vital tool for news and information. It should be NATIONALIZED, and purposefully exploitative technology like shorts should be BANNED.
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@lime@feddit.nu 2026-01-04 12:32
it's mostly the interface, the layout, the clickbaityness the format encourages, and the fact that no useful information can fit in that short a video.