Yes indeed.
Youtube keyboard shortcuts can help mitigate the annoyance. Tap right-arrow a few times when you start to see an annoying intro, and tap left if you went too far. (You might have to click on the video first to give it focus. If your click paused it, hit space to start it playing again.) Or use the number keys to jump around in 10% increments. And if you really want to get fancy, tap greater-than or less-than a few times to adjust the playback speed.
