https://www.youtube.com/shorts/H6st2yl6jNE
As they said, I think it might be good for discovery. My personal habits back that up, I'm aware of some channels I wouldn't otherwise be without shorts.
If I'm watching proper long-form content for that same 10 minute window, then maybe 2-3 creators are getting a view out of me.
Multiply that across the millions of users of YouTube, and it's pretty lucrative to make content for Shorts. Your dollar-per-view is likely lower, but the massive amount of views you pick up end up working out in your favor.
Shorts will capture your attention for longer and display ads in-between more frequently.
I find musicians and naked ladies via shorts, but I rarely extend my science and programming channels via shorts.
(Auto-Redirect Short To "Normal" Video URL would be a good extension if I knew how to do one or had time to learn.)
I'd forgive her if she was a beginner, but she's been uploading videos for years.
In a way a commercial for the content except it’s a lie roof the content.