antibrainrot.user.js

// ==UserScript==
// @name         YouTube Shorts Blocker: My Attention Span's Last Hope
// @namespace    http://tampermonkey.net/
// @version      0.5
// @description  Outsmart the algorithm.  Restores your ability to watch single videos without falling into the Shorts abyss.
// @author       Gemini 1.5 Pro + Claude 3.5 Sonnet + GPT o4
// @match        https://www.youtube.com/*
// @grant        none
// ==/UserScript==
// Make sure to have tampermonkey installed, if this was downloaded as a file then it's not installed/enabled

(function() {
    'use strict';

    function getVideoIdFromShortsUrl(url) {
        try {
            const urlObj = new URL(url);
            if (urlObj.pathname.startsWith('/shorts/')) {
                return urlObj.pathname.split('/shorts/')[1].split('?')[0];
            } else if (urlObj.searchParams.has('feature') && urlObj.searchParams.get('feature') === 'shorts') {
                return urlObj.searchParams.get('v');
            }
        } catch (e) {
            console.error("Error parsing URL:", e);
        }
        return null;
    }

    function redirectShorts() {
        const videoId = getVideoIdFromShortsUrl(window.location.href);
        if (videoId && window.location.pathname.startsWith('/shorts/')) {
            history.replaceState(null, '', `https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=${videoId}`);
            window.dispatchEvent(new PopStateEvent('popstate'));
        }
    }

    function convertShortLinks(links) {
        links.forEach(link => {
            const videoId = getVideoIdFromShortsUrl(link.href);
            if (videoId && link.href !== `https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=${videoId}`) {
                link.href = `https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=${videoId}`;
            }
        });
    }

    function handlePageUpdates() {
        redirectShorts();
        convertShortLinks(document.querySelectorAll('a[href*="/shorts/"], a[href*="&feature=shorts"]'));
    }

    // Initial check
    handlePageUpdates();

    // Observe changes in the DOM with throttling
    let timeout;
    const observer = new MutationObserver(() => {
        clearTimeout(timeout);
        timeout = setTimeout(handlePageUpdates, 100);
    });
    observer.observe(document, { childList: true, subtree: true });

    // Handle YouTube's history API usage
    const originalPushState = history.pushState;
    history.pushState = function() {
        originalPushState.apply(this, arguments);
        handlePageUpdates();
    };

    window.addEventListener('popstate', handlePageUpdates);
    window.addEventListener('yt-navigate-finish', handlePageUpdates);
})();

click on Raw if you have tampermoney installed
I just let gemini, claude, and gpt work together to create this, with gemini creating the name and description