Reels vs Shorts Both just time waste ?

Be honest
Whether it is Instagram reels or YouTube shorts is not it basically the same thing?
You open it for 5 minutes and suddenly 40 minutes are gone with nothing to show for it .
No real value , no progress just endless scrolling . Feels like both are just different versions of the same trap .
Only difference is the logo
Do you actually get anything useful out of them or is it just pure time pass?

Honestly, you’re not wrong . Both Instagram Reels and YouTube Shorts are built to keep you hooked, so it’s easy to lose time without realizing.

They can be useful if you’re intentional but without control, they’re mostly just dopamine-driven scrolling.

The value depends more on how you use them than the platform itself.