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horceface t1_j7p0cm9 wrote

Reply to comment by Meckamp in An F-16 fighter jet doing a high-speed low pass over a car as a "show of force" by qzs1

same reason you're right here: we like to read the comments.

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ToolMeister t1_j7p0wl0 wrote

I don't like shorts either but they have comments

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Shiftlock0 t1_j7pnkew wrote

Yes, but the format isn't optimized for them. You have to hit a separate button to open a portrait mode comment window. It's horrible.

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ToolMeister t1_j7qgr8a wrote

I was talking about the phone experience. Which is identical whether it's a regular video or short. Both would be in portrait and require to press a button to read comments

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Shiftlock0 t1_j7rc3if wrote

The problem is that the rest of the platform is optimized for landscape. If I'm watching a YouTube video on my phone, it's in landscape mode.

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ToolMeister t1_j7rq7gy wrote

Not arguing that, but you wouldn't read the comments while watching in landscape on your phone either since that's not even possible

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Shiftlock0 t1_j7rrrgw wrote

I rarely read comments on my phone at all, but I do on desktop, which is also landscape. From my perspective, it's a long-form landscape experience, and the shorts simply suck.

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