I only have Lemmy and Youtube. I'm actually trying to get off Youtube, those shorts are rotting my brain. I tried deleting the app but my Pixel won't let me.

[–] BlackPenguins@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago) (2 children)

YouTube shorts I could understand. But I love using it for channels that have quality 5 to 10 minute content and I don't feel like it's as much a waste of my time as shorts. Legal Eagle, Hot Ones, Tom Scott, Some More News, You Suck At Cooking, Let's Game it Out. There are some gems out there.

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

I still like Youtube, I watch it on my TV all the time. It's only a problem on my phone because I would turn my phone screen on, go to Youtube Shorts without even thinking, and end up wasting 30+ minutes at a time. I hate how effective short form videos are on me, It's just so easy to keep going. On my TV, I only watch normal length videos that I search for, I don't mind those.

[–] BlackPenguins@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago

That's definitely not a you problem. I've been stuck watching the most pointless shorts on Snapchat with oddly satisfying videos.

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

Lemmy, YouTube, and a podcast app for me.

There's still great content on YouTube, but I also understand if people boycott the site for moral/personal reasons.

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

I think Youtube Revanced let's you disable shorts.

[–] Fiivemacs@lemmy.ca 3 points 2 years ago

Use ADB to actually uninstall it using a computer.

I wiped everything from my Samsung phone, even google stuff then installed what I wanted afterwards.

https://www.xda-developers.com/uninstall-carrier-oem-bloatware-without-root-access/