ADHD memes

Shorts sre awesome, way better than pants unless it is cold out or I am doing something that would scratch up my legs.

Oh, you mean the youtube shit. It is the worst of that video format and they all suck.

I thought you were talking about short pants for a second before I read the body.

And yes, I do hate wearing shorts, because I have ugly knees.

I only watch shorts from creators who I know generally make quality long form content (~~Red Nile~~ NileRed, Miniminuteman, etc); then it’s usually something that actually is a short topic they wanted to present, not something they’re just trying to cram as much into it as possible in 60 seconds.

Youtube shorts are like Instagram reels, nobody likes them but they are probably good for "engagement" aka keeping people on the site for as long as possible.

I absolutely hate these shitty little fucking videos with a passion. Which is why I told them to piss the fuck off with YouTube ReVanced.

I like shorts because they are comfy and easy to wear

I'm going to be a lot more comfortable with shorts after bottom surgery

FB shorts? i hate that people who dont have ADHD make ADHD video pages where they just do random stupid shit and then attribute it to their self-dianogsed ADHD. making ADHD/autism/OCD your entire personality when you dont even have it is one of the cringiest things ive seen adults doing online.

can't stand them cause i hate vertical videos. at first they were restricted to vine, then tiktok... then they broke containment and every video service out there wanted to stuff them in their app whether people asked for them or not.

Man I was sure this was about shorts vs pants too. Pants all day every day. Is that another adhd thing now?

If anyone is looking to block shorts, there’s a cool uBlock origin list for it; https://github.com/gijsdev/ublock-hide-yt-shorts

I use ublock origin and you can add a custom filter. They put the shorts in a specific panel that you can block easily.

i fucking hate short videos. it's the most vacuous thing invented thus far.

i literally block or dim the thumbnails with ublock origin.

then again i also hate long videos with slow talking and tons of useless and filler segments such as:

• intro montage
• recap
• sponsor product ad
• channel subscription begging
• alternate channel subscription begging
• off topic rambling/ranting
• outro montage

(thank you ❤️Freetube & ❤️Sponsorblock)

I thought you meant the short pants. I love them. I’m so sweaty all the time and long pants feel uncomfortable on my legs even if loose. Only wear them when necessary. Shorts are a godsend.

I too absolutely despise the whole format.

Anyone else hating Shorts?

Some people say they are addictive, but to me shorts are an absolute nightmare, I despise them, I hate them, I'm allergic to them.

The ultra quick cutting, the often chopped style, the accelerated voice talking at you without pause or mercy even at 1.0, the subtitles in the center that I cannot disable. It's an attack on my senses, pure overstimulation.

What does this have to do with shorts? Mine only make a swooshing sound depending on the material. Maybe get some nicer ones?

I especially can't stand it when either of these two things happen:

1. The subtitles show one word at a time (???)
2. The subtitles are animated

I like to wear them.

Watching the short form content video kinda thing… no thanks. I refuse to touch those with a 10m stick, I also find it quite irritating when my gf watches them in bed. Every 2 seconds I hear some entirely different scenario, pretty stressful for me.

If I want to watch videos, I usually just take some time for that. I’d say my average video length on YouTube is about 30-45min

First time I saw them I could see immediately it was YouTube trying to be TikTok, so I just blocked them with uBO. Haven't seen one since.

i have had this conversation with my wife before when she used to show me one specific person who had very quick cuts of about a second each. i hated it so much, i would feel anxious and it would take me a while to calm down. and in that case there was no voiceover to keep track of.

"Shorts" / "TikToks" / w/e are just short form multimedia content taken to their logical extreme. Small tidbits of context free, useless information, slammed into your soul so fast you miss all of the important bits and just get the buzz.

I basically only watch YouTube on my TV via Roku, I hate shorts and wish there was a way to block them on the Roku app.

If google really wants to push shorts then make it a separate app. If someone is watching on a TV then chances are they aren't looking for short form content, so stop pushing it on that medium.

I despise them because they're shallow as fuck, "content" that requires zero brain to enjoy (I do enjoy some of that shit on occasion, but not in the form of short videos, I prefer the lazy approach of putting something on and not having to move a finger for 10+ minutes).
Another thing that makes me hate that kind of video is that it's a breeding ground for "reacts", as if the longer form of that wasn't already a piece of shit. Neither of these problems are exclusive to YT, they're just following on Tiktok, like Instagram did

I hate them so much for all the reasons you mention and a few more.

But there are times that I prefer them over a 2-3 minute vidoe padded to 12-15 minutes for monetization.

Shorts are way too short to learn anything, I find most of them useless or stupid trash. I only seen a few good shorts. Ugh so bad. Also isn’t YouTube loosing money on shorts, just to compete with TikTok… ugh

Fast cutting is a well-known and widely used filmmaking technique:

This method creates a rhythm or pace that can heighten tension, convey action, or suggest urgency within a scene.

It’s often used to keep viewers engaged and emotionally connected to the content on screen.

https://filmlifestyle.com/what-is-fast-cutting-in-film/

Unfortunately, "content creators" know this too and use it to manipulate viewers.

Yep. Absolutely despise shorts. For all the reasons you say, on top of the fact that 98% of them are bullshit and wrong.

Which is bizarre, because I get sucked into facebook reels once in a while. I blame the cat clips.

(I always browse with the volume muted. I despise shitty sound effects like the fake laughter, shitty music, or the AI voice.)

You can add a filter list to your adblocker to hide them

I keep turning them off in YouTube but that doesn’t stop them coming back. Good to know I’m paying for a hostile product. I won’t forget it.

Yes, I also strongly dislike the very short video format you can find on multiple social media platforms these days. On the occasion when my friends forward me things, I find it somewhat manageable if the sound is off. Most of those videos have subtitles and if they're silent they feel less obnoxious.

the subtitles in the center that I cannot disable. It's an attack on my senses, pure overstimulation.

This, 1000%. They're trying to use every "engagement" technique in the book, all at once. Shit's exhausting.

Depends on the content. For cooking recipes i actually prefer them. I don't have to skip through multiple minutes of fluff. I get the ingredients, the steps, quick and easy (ofc some creators don't give measurements in shorts but we just block those ones)

Same with looking for a new show, quick clips give me an idea if i may be interested, have found a lot of shows that way. Various hobbies also have great little intro howtodoX short videos.

But 99% of shorts are not those, and imo are worthless trash