I'm one of those that instinctively types the letter "y", presses the down arrow, then enter, and goes straight to the subscriptions page.

Unfortunately, I now have to scroll through the "most relevant" section, then through shorts, and only then do I reach the videos in the chronological order. What I also hate is how when a channel I usually engage with uploads a video I have no interest in, then it's stuck on top of my subscription page in that "most relevant" section for like a week.

You can use Firefox plugin "Unhook remove youtube recommended and shorts" I think I also have some ublock filters that blocks those things. So, I only have videos.

you can reduce shorts for a period of 3 weeks or so,