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I've noticed YouTube specifically has become more addictive, I never used to be one to sit and scroll for long durations before but I often catch myself spending way too long on shorts now

Even people or older generations seem to be getting sucked in nowadays

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[โ€“] [email protected] 12 points 1 year ago

It's the opposite for me. I never consume shorts/tiktoks because they simply don't interest me. Most of the things I watch are very in-depth (Flaw Peacock's video essays are between 5-7 hours a piece).

Since I almost exclusively go for this long form content, I feel I have a lot more "say" in what I consume online.

If you can stay at this side of the fence concerning short form content you'll be golden.