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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. mtoner23 ◴[23 Oct 25 22:47 UTC] No.45688392[source]▶

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Short form algorithmically curated content is an order magnitude more addictive than long form videos from creators you intentionally click subscribe to

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FocusTube: A Chrome extension that hides YouTube Shorts