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I did the same thing, I put my phone in Grayscale mode. It seems to help. It's incredible how much more enticing the colored versions of the thumbnails for shorts and videos are. The Grayscale also works as a reminder that I need to pay attention to my Youtube consumption.

However I imagine that I'll have to find a way to temporarily disable Grayscale for taking pictures and some other tasks.

Regarding the shorts, I really wish there were a setting to disable them altogether. They are pure evil.