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A comment on Cognitive and Mental Health Correlates of Short-Form Video Use. Parent comment

Re:Cognitive and Mental Health Correlates of Short-Form Vide... by gryfft on Wednesday November 19, 2025 @06:29PM (#45986759)
What you want and what behaviors you may be induced toward via a nonstop campaign of unwanted UX changes are two different things.

When a pusher gives you some free drugs, they are not taking into account whether you want to be addicted to drugs. Not part of the business model.

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Re:Cognitive and Mental Health Correlates of Short-Form Vide... by nearbuy on Wednesday November 19, 2025 @06:52PM (#45986961)
It's possible that particular user, despite not wanting the shorts, will keep paying for YouTube for longer because they enjoy shorts. It's also possible that they genuinely don't like them and are less likely to keep paying because of them. People are different. What keeps some customers engaged can turn off others.
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