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I've noticed for a while that Netflix seems to be making it a lot harder to rate content and find high quality content. It's like they want you to watch junk. M
by api 8y ago
I've noticed for a while that Netflix seems to be making it a lot harder to rate content and find high quality content. It's like they want you to watch junk. Maybe junk has lower licensing fees so it increases their margins.
I've found some amazing gems digging through Netflix and relying on user ratings. They were films I probably never would have found otherwise. A few somewhat recent examples that come to mind are Enter the Void, The Discovery, Upstream Color, and A Dark Song.
- ajmurmann 8y agoIf you like Enter the Void, have you seen Irreversible? [Edit: typo]
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- throwaway0255 8y ago> Maybe junk has lower licensing fees so it increases their margins. It has to be something like this. Licensing fees based on views, or maybe the license terms stipulate that they're not allowed to promote it or something. Often I'll be browsing around in some deep page in Netflix and randomly see some AAA major Oscar title that's not mentioned or promoted anywhere. It just makes no sense. Maybe these are expensive views, so Netflix reserves surfacing them only for people who have taken actions that indicate they're having trouble finding anything they like? To kind of "rescue" users who are on the verge of cancelling?
- cptnapalm 8y agoI've noticed that too. Looking and looking for a certain type of thing, can't find anything worthwhile until, randomly, something good in the you might like trio which should have obviously shown up in the genre browsing.