Perhaps I use YouTube differently: If I am using YouTube for learning, then: My bullshit meter trips very quickly when I detect needless filler, and then I go

Perhaps I use YouTube differently: If I am using YouTube for learning, then: My bullshit meter trips very quickly when I detect needless filler, and then I go find another video to watch (or, ideally, a writeup instead of a video -- away from YouTube). Shorts never enter the equation. And if I am using YouTube for entertainment, then: I want more entertainment than a YouTube Short typically provides.