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[–] taaz@biglemmowski.win 43 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (3 children)

I am avoiding tiktok style videos like the plague but it's hard to escape youtube shorts.

On the other thand yesterday I finished the new Down The Rabbit Hole - EVE: Online by Fredrik Knudsen - about 6hrs runtime

Edit: escaping shorts in the sense that some of them are actually well made, informative and/or funny

[–] Dagnet@lemmy.world 13 points 2 years ago (1 children)

I think there is an extension to hide YouTube shorts, or you can probably use unlock origin too to create a filter for it

[–] Kusimulkku@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago

it's hard to escape youtube shorts

I don't get it

[–] PipedLinkBot@feddit.rocks 4 points 2 years ago

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the new Down The Rabbit Hole by Fredrik Knudsen - about 6hrs runtime

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[–] _dev_null@lemmy.zxcvn.xyz 38 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

Here's my uBlock origin custom rules for blocking youtube shorts:

! Block Youtube Shorts on front page
youtube.com##ytd-rich-section-renderer > .ytd-rich-section-renderer > .ytd-rich-section-renderer[is-shorts=""]
youtube.com##yt-formatted-string:has-text(/#shorts/):upward(ytd-rich-item-renderer.ytd-rich-grid-row)
 
! Block Youtube Shorts on the subscriptions page
youtube.com##ytd-thumbnail-overlay-time-status-renderer[overlay-style=SHORTS]:upward(ytd-grid-video-renderer.ytd-grid-renderer)
 
! Remove Shorts on sidebar menu
youtube.com##a.yt-simple-endpoint.ytd-guide-entry-renderer[title=Shorts]:upward(ytd-guide-entry-renderer.ytd-guide-section-renderer)
 
! Block Youtube Shorts on the search results page
youtube.com##ytd-thumbnail-overlay-time-status-renderer[overlay-style=SHORTS]:upward(ytd-video-renderer.ytd-item-section-renderer)
youtube.com##span.ytd-reel-shelf-renderer:has-text(/Shorts/):upward(ytd-reel-shelf-renderer.ytd-item-section-renderer)

I am much happier having this real estate back. Fuck yt shorts!

[–] backhdlp@lemmy.blahaj.zone 20 points 2 years ago (2 children)

I have a redirector rule that redirects youtube.com/shorts/whatever with youtube.com/watch?v=whatever, so it uses the good player when I open a short.

details hereExample URL: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/abcdefghijk
Include pattern: https://www.youtube.com/shorts/*
Redirect to: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=$1
Pattern type: Wildcard

[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 5 points 2 years ago

Now that is good to know

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www.piped.video/shorts/abcdefghijk

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www.piped.video/watch?v=$1

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[–] backhdlp@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 years ago

no those aren't actual links

[–] KpntAutismus@lemmy.world 24 points 2 years ago

yup, i watch 20+ hour VODS of someone playing a game instead of just playing the game myself.

[–] ares35@kbin.social 18 points 2 years ago (3 children)

i ain't got time for that 10 hour bullshit.. someone have a tl;dw summary of what's in that paw patrol episode?

[–] mySFWaccount@lemmy.ca 6 points 2 years ago

I am also here for the Paw Patrol lore.

[–] BleatingZombie@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago

Yeah, in the end it turns out the cops killed them and hid the bodies

[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 4 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Nobody watches videos anymore. Back in the days, video recorders were invented so we don't have to watch TV anymore, now there is a watch later list on YouTube.

[–] colin@lemmy.uninsane.org 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (1 children)

do i spy a Dirk Gently reference? i say it's a bit of a stretch, but that you should choose a video recorder for the metaphor... well, nothing is ever a coincidence.

[–] lugal@sopuli.xyz 3 points 2 years ago

You're totally right, it was a reference to the electric monk. Well done!

[–] doctorcrimson@lemmy.today 17 points 2 years ago

Both videos are Copaganda served to you by the Global Centralized Police Department powered by Google, colloquially known as the GGCPD.

[–] RickRussell_CA@lemmy.world 8 points 2 years ago

Jenny Nicholson has entered the chat...

[–] popemichael@lemmy.sdf.org 7 points 2 years ago (1 children)

The longform video format is highly underrated.

Some days I want to watch a 20 hour retrospective on Skyrim.

Other days I want to enjoy 20 hours of an AI voice recapping a Korean manhwa about the world's most powerful necromancer from another world that's like a video game...

YouTube shorts also have their place for micro hits of dopamine.

So long as it makes us happy, it can't be that bad?

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20 hour

retrospective

Korean manhwa

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[–] HawlSera@lemm.ee 7 points 2 years ago

That is pretty much the state of it. Until some insane crazy person kills someone, and youtube considers a specific character to be a dog whistle showing support to the crazy person.

Yes this actually happened to Danny Phantom fans.

I imagine when Nickelodeon smash comes out, all of the videos showing off the Ember character are going to get flagged. I already had an Ember related video that got flagged for criminal Behavior and they turned down my appeal. Thankfully YouTube is not my job.

Maybe I'm a sucker for choosing to be a janitor instead of a YouTuber, but I at least have labor laws protecting my 13 an hour...

Better than "Fuck you because we're Youtube" with a side of "We are falsley accussing you of being a groomer because you're famous and we want attention"

[–] DrMango@lemmy.world 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Shout out to Aesir Aesthetics making long form video essays about FromSoft games.

Here's his video about Sekiro with a 6.5hr runtime: https://youtu.be/V7Bo0Wp6v7A

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[–] DenialOfIntelligence@lemmy.blahaj.zone 6 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Fediverse, baby.

[–] lustyargonian@lemm.ee 6 points 2 years ago

They probably meant 2023*

[–] soulfirethewolf@lemdro.id 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)
[–] Masimatutu@mander.xyz 4 points 2 years ago

I did write it in the post