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everybody's always in a bubble, since there is a finite number of hours in the day and far more media than anyone can consume. The best we could hope for is to
by crondog 9y ago
everybody's always in a bubble, since there is a finite number of hours in the day and far more media than anyone can consume. The best we could hope for is to personalize the bubble while minimizing the influence of outside interests with divergent goals - e.g. advertisers and spammers.
I imagine the change of preferences can be tracked over time by periodically rating new works I consume and having critics fall in and out of the personal overton window.
- jacobush 9y agoThe best for... what. Some of the best movie experiences I've had was when I saw something someone else picked, something I would never have picked on my own.
- crondog 9y agolet me counter your anecdote with mine: I saw something somebody else picked, and it was complete trash. In fact, this is trivially the case every time I see anything awful that has at least one positive review. Judging by, say, RT page for the last jedi, this is a common experience. It's all about the signal to noise ratio. It is more likely that you'll enjoy a work that was enjoyed by people similar to you. It is also possible that you'll enjoy a work recommended solely by some random pseudonym on the internet, but less likely.
- jacobush 9y agoahh.. there are more parameters I didn't consider: * high median (many good films, low tolerance for trash) * finding jewels (can wade through lots of trash to find that outstanding film) * high baseline (a minimum quality is important, no trash please)