Answer: There can be advantages and disadvantages.
for example, if you were in the woods with a pathway, and a clear way that might be faster and a shorter way of getting out. You may take the shortcut leading to where you didn't want to go leading to you getting lost or, it could be the same time but with more challenges.
An example of shortcuts to it's advantage is when you're reading a text and you don't understand the word. It's much easier when you hear it being read out to you when the reader uses tone to kind of give you a hint if the connotation is negative or positive, A good example of this is the word unique let's use this sentence "She was very unique, and that's what made her cool!" We can use the words "cool" to see that unique is a positive connotation! For the word cool can usually mean that something is real nice or it's something/someone you'd typically like to be around. So therefore these are just a few examples of the advantages and disadvantages of shortcuts.