>>34994150>It certainly helps the algorithmIt doesn't, it helps the #shorts algorithm, up until very recently, HURT the rest of the channel in the recommendations much like the "for kids" flag does.
Watame figured that out midway through her girigiri series, clearly the increase in views was not corresponding in increase in engagement and definitely not adding to her bottom line.
If you used the shorts interface in the youtube app, it is essentially "TikTok" tier mindless "scroll scroll scroll" consumption with no interaction or engagement.
The content creator becomes at the mercy of the algorithm and won't even get name recognition out of it, any notoriety will come from putting the most outrageous content and associate it with your face and look
>which the vtubers can't afford for lacking a face and look, being virtual avatars 