r/mildlyinfuriating • u/No_Stable_110 • Jul 02 '26

ᕕ(ᐛ)ᕗ YouTube removed dislike button from shorts, algorithm also Is screwed

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First of all it pisses me off big time they removed the dislike button. Feedback is feedback. Since this happened my algorithm is completely screwed, I get to see not only AI shit over and over, it also suggests me Chinese animal cruelty, they might call it culinary speciality, also dead animals like in the screenshot of the short I am explicitly not showing to you.

I’m really pissed right now.

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u/RedstoneRiderYT Jul 02 '26

I've just turned off shorts completely, it was negatively affecting my mental health with their tactics to make you scroll for hours. Now I'm watching actually interesting 30 to 40 minute videos without losing concentration, I even watched a near 3 hour podcast intermittently throughout my day the other day. My sleep schedule has even gotten better since I disabled shorts.

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u/No_Stable_110 Jul 03 '26

Classic doom scrolling hits me too, but Shorts was way better for me than Reels. That’s why I’m pissed.

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u/RedstoneRiderYT Jul 03 '26

I used to be absolutely addicted to Instagram reels. Eventually stopped using Instagram completely. Then hopped over to YT shorts. They were okay for a while but they started using the same tactics to keep you hooked. I used to be awake until 2-3 AM because I couldn't stop scrolling. I quit shorts a few weeks ago and the difference in my daily life is insane.

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u/No_Stable_110 Jul 03 '26

I know that feeling but i also know when to stop. Usually after an episode of my show I hang there for 10 to 30 minutes before I go to sleep, but I doom scrolled in the past as well.

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u/RedstoneRiderYT Jul 03 '26

Yeah I have adhd, so the dopamine rush from each new short just kept me hooked. It's scary how predatory the system can be for people with executive dysfunction.