my personal recommendation is YES it is good, provided you buying proper /reputable short shifter kits.
and it is ultimately what is your real intention/objective/goal.

the overall shifting on the stock shifter is decent, but i wish that the knob interfacing is a little closer to the steering, so i had a short shifter and an extender so the shift gating/throws are almost same if not very slightly reduced, however the height of the knob was greatly extended very close to the steering for spirited driving/track days purposes.

so to me, my experience was great as my objective was met.
Muhrica Torque solution short shifter kit does reduce the height a little
https://www.torquesolution.com/product-p/ts-ss-016.htm
and that's a real short shifter kit

so please don't generalize.

your experience probably involved a short shifter and a very short and/or small knob that some people prefers. it basically turns the shifter into a button. some people wants that, and obviously you're not one of them.