As someone who posts content on YouTube, I definitely agree Shorts have caused issues on the platform. They're the most promoted type of content hence they're s

As someone who posts content on YouTube, I definitely agree Shorts have caused issues on the platform. They're the most promoted type of content hence they're super tempting for creators, yet if you end up making them it can kill your conversion rate for longer videos and drive off the people that prefer those instead. The biggest issue though is how they've tied them to the vertical video format. That's okay if your content is singing or saying stupid things on camera, but for pretty much anyone who covers tutorials or media or games, it basically mades the format a lose-lose situation for video quality. You either give up the reach Shorts bring by posting only normal content, which can at least be viewed in a decent aspect ratio without cutting anything off, or you try and make your shorter videos into Shorts, and end up with a nigh incomprehensible video due to not being able to fit important info on screen. So what could be a cool way to show interesting clips and things that happened that might not deserve a full length video is basically only usable for the most vapid, surface level content.