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CaptainOfCoit ◴[23 Oct 25 22:40 UTC] No.45688303[source]▶

I find it slightly ironic that that statements ends with "YouTube Shorts" and not just "YouTube". What in particular makes the shorts so much worse compared to regular videos? If life is short, shouldn't one try to avoid spending too much time on YouTube overall?

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1. travisjungroth ◴[23 Oct 25 22:43 UTC] No.45688346[source]▶

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Shorts and full length videos have similar attributes. Both have good, life enriching stuff (tutorials, performances) and both have the downside of being addictive and often hollow (or downright empty).

The difference is the Shorts format tips the scales. Somebody might want one and not the other.

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