I love YouTube, for it's medium to long content. The depth videos and the relaxation I get from spending 30 minutes watching someone repair an old Amiga or Mac is amazing, but YouTube Shorts is freaking scary. Apparently I do not have the self control to handle Shorts and every 30 days I tell YouTube to hide them. If that feature goes away I think I just need to cancel my YouTube Premium subscription and block the site.

In recent days I have also noticed that the YouTube algorithm will move you towards increasingly scary content. The algorithm will quickly move you from weight training to misogynist videos in less than 30 minutes.