I Can't STAND 'Short-Form' Content

Let me know what you guys think about shorts/tiktok, whatever you wanna call it.

#Shorts #TikTok

[mathextsgd]

i feel exactly the same about short form content, it's so addicting and so uninteresting at the same time, it's mind numbing really. the only shorts i don't regret watching are styropyro and nile red's but even those feel lacking compared to even their shorter videos

[Anigeek]

The addicting part of it is why I sometimes try to distance myself from scrolling on tiktok unless I’m actually pretty F-ing bored.

[otosuchomel]

Ok Foekoe, I'll let it slide this time, but you owe me that Pajama Sam review.

[SnubMacaroon]

I feel sad when I’m on shorts. I’m a sad frog D:

[Mr.MelonHead]

In my school there's this class with a teacher that doesn't really care, and these two spoiled kids sitting next to me started doing shitty tiktok dances and I just withered away and died

[ttman]

Short-form isn’t bad, it’s that people use the things a normal video can’t have, and make it rly bad like “are you a piece of shit? Take this test” like something asking a stupid question

[itsjustaclint]

The truth is that society nowadays has a short attention span. So short.

[totally-not-tj]

Yeah I put a lot of effort into my videos (actually that only started in the kinemaster era) and they fail and then my shorts blow up even tho I dont put effort into them

[leroyjenkins]

I keep seeing this guy who just makes bro wake up its 2012 where he quick scopes everyone in black ops 2 then a teammate with a crappy mic compliments him

[ausdorian]

Tiktok has 2 main users
Actual Funny Content creator
I wanna be famous

[turtleguy]

Content on the internet is now either shorter than a minute or longer than an hour. I think you can figure out which one usually has more "passion" as you put it.

[Ani]

i saw this post the other day where someone had stitched a tiktok of a man pouring like, a gallon of maple syrup on his pancakes for a quick gag with this stupidly haunting dialogue - something that referenced the physical irony of scrubbing that syrup of the floor 10 seconds afterwards as if worshipping some sort of unloving god. haunting shit, your point about popularity being the goal nowadays reminded me of that pretty heavily.

[soraeatsredtireyummyyummy]

You know what, I'm going to say something controversial. The Vine community would've been as bad as the others if it was still around

[skyxclouds]

I think something that makes a BIG diference between "shorts" format and normal videos format is how you watch the things.

In normal videos on youtube, you can at least CHOOSE what to consume.
You search what you want to see, you can see what the video is gonna be from watching the thumbnail and title, you are the one who decide which videos are gonna play in your screen, having an oportunity to watch things of quality.

But with "shorts" format, the algorithm is the one who decides what you're gonna look at.
Sure, you can choose the first short you're gonna see, but the moment you swip the short the algorithm is the one who takes the control.

You don't know what you're gonna look at until it plays itself, you could stuck watching a lot of shorts about things you don't like because the algorithm is the one who decide, not you.

And most of the time you just see popular things, not things you like. And most of the time, those popular things are lazy and low quality things like some attractive person doing a simple dance.

And the shorts format makes you feel that you should keep swiping, even if you only find trash.
It makes you think that "oh, if i keep scroling i will find something good", thing that doesn't happen with normal videos, thats why its so addicting.

I used to have tiktok and always had that problem.

And let me tell you something, the "for you" sistem sucks anyway.
Every time i tried to make the algorithm show me tiktoks about things i like it would for a while, but then it would show me things im not interested at all with music i really hate and people doing unfunny/dumb stuff just because its popular.
Even when i block that content and the app tells me "ok, we will stop showing you things like these", it still doing it!

Well, sorry for writting too much, i just wanted to vent because i also really dislike the "tiktok" format (mostly because it makes my phone stop working lol), good video man.

[Shyguymask]

4:03 I mean this is starting to apply to a number of "medium-form" Youtube channels as well. You can look up YT growth "guides" and practically all of them boil down to "Stall the video for more watch time" and "Don't use accurate titles/thumbnails or even use cards because they give the answer the viewers want more quickly". It's sad.

[Baguetteling]

i usually find myself sad when i scroll through random youtube content, but this video makes me feel great. have a good day FoeKoe :)

[bingusbingusreal]

Its always cool to see the still thumbnail art into a short animation to give it more life

[Muffin_]

I cannot express how much I agree with you, man. FINALLY a creator that expresses this stuff and doesn't make the same clickbait short stuff. Instead people like money and popularity, instead of actually making stuff that they themselves and their fans will actually enjoy by exposing them to real content. You're a legend, man.

[FelixSR]

I don't understand why YouTube tries to copy everything that's popular, instead of just building on top of the stuff that made this site great in the first place...

[jmbsy]

man, i always felt im the only person who hates short content and doesnt consume it, good to know im not alone