The short time restrictions have started to foster an animation revival. Youtube long ago fucked animators by prioritizing longer videos. I'm happy to see Shorts, I just think youtube needs to pump the brakes a bit on pushing it. Let it grow organically so you can butcher it at random because Google.
I don't have an issue with the shorts, I have an issue with how they're mixed in with regular content and other than being recent often have little to no bearing on what the user is viewing or searching for