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2025-07-31: Dumb Realisation about a niche problem
Just wanted to share a quick solution I realised about my relationship to "short form content". In general I do not consume (or at least try my best not to consume) short form / vertical videos. Too addictive, don't want to wastew the time on it.
but....
There are a handful of creators who do thoughtful shortform vids I really like. Namely EtymologyNerd and Chris Kohler News
what do?
Then I remembered that whole YouTube has hidden RSS feeds, and all these creators post to YouTube Shorts as well. So I just sub there and watch in my RSS "reader".
Yes, it is garish watching vertical aspect ratio on a computer, but, it seriously removes the temptation to even open youtube shorts when I know I've already seen the good ones.
Try it out if you are trying to remove your TikTok addiction, but don't want to "miss out" on your favourite creators.
Just wanted to share a quick solution I realised about my relationship to "short form content". In general I do not consume (or at least try my best not to consume) short form / vertical videos. Too addictive, don't want to wastew the time on it.
but....
There are a handful of creators who do thoughtful shortform vids I really like. Namely EtymologyNerd and Chris Kohler News
what do?
Then I remembered that whole YouTube has hidden RSS feeds, and all these creators post to YouTube Shorts as well. So I just sub there and watch in my RSS "reader".
Yes, it is garish watching vertical aspect ratio on a computer, but, it seriously removes the temptation to even open youtube shorts when I know I've already seen the good ones.
Try it out if you are trying to remove your TikTok addiction, but don't want to "miss out" on your favourite creators.
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