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Man, I love shorts. My shit is curated af though. My algorithm is good to me. Mainly science facts, wood working, badminton, web dev tips, comedy, and Rocket League clips. Just what I like.
I love shorts.
They're comfy and easy to wear.
ChatGPT? Is that you?
It's a pokémon joke. In the first games there is a kid who has a very random line about his love for shorts, and since then they've put someone like him with a similar quote in a lot of games.
lol okay! I haven't played Pokemon 😅 Thanks for the context!
Just wait til a single TV show clip catches your interest. Shorts are desperate to get us out of our curated bubbles.
I'm very disciplined 😎😁
Do you like and comment on them? I tend not to engage aside from scrolling and it makes me wonder if interacting more would make it better
Yes, I like stuff I want to see more of, dislike stuff I'm not interested in, and I also click "Do not show more from this account" (or whatever the option is) for stuff that I really don't want more of, like brain rot and braindead politicians and maga personalities and the like.
Do this enough and your algorithm should improve, too. Best of luck!
I love blocking annoying accounts. Not interested in low quality creators that put out 3-4 long form content videos every week and 3 daily shorts.
I heard that. 🤝
No, this is not true. An independent study originally paid for and later silenced by YouTube scientifically proved that absolutely no-one likes shorts.
🤷♂️ don't know what to tell you, I watch em all the time, and I don't find it hard to stop.