We used to have regulation on TV and media for broadcasting before the Internet. This encouraged a level of standards across media that ensured the safety for viewers alike. While this might not seem like an issue for you as a user, statistically children watch more YouTube and social media than any other person. While this might be a parent problem restricting access the quick dopamine hits from shorts has a brain altering chemistry, yeah we can alter our own brains through reward treatment, to have a shorter attention span lowering the capacity for learning and excelling in a particular study or course.