YouTube Shorts RPM is a joke should Indian creators just ignore Shorts for income?

I am thinking about taking it full time on YouTube, but it doesn't seem to be working out for me. But if the average earnings of YouTube income per 1000 views, I would need a lot of views per month to make a decent life through AdSense.
I have been researching on extra income streams, especially for Indian creators, such as memberships, brand deals, affiliate marketing and AdSense appears to be almost a sideline.
What percent of your YouTube earnings is from YouTube advertising and what percent is from other sources? Is the timeframe more realistic when using a service that boosts growth speed like BoostBySocial?