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They pull you in with the awesome shows and keep you with the antisocializing shows. I'm trying to guess at the economic motivation to promote these negative s

• alexpotato 8y ago
  I wonder if it's not necessarily related to the viewer themselves. e.g. I could see the following taking place: 1. Biggest action is a user deciding to signup 2. More viewers means more money 3. More money => access to bigger producers/directors etc (e.g. Shonda Rhimes) 4. Because of #3, more users sign up and the cycle repeats while "leveling up" the stars in step #3. The negative shows may also be a part of #3 in the sense that directors/producers get more freedom to make what they want and/or Negative antisocial shows may generate more buzz which also helps with #1 and the rest of the cycle.
  • yters 8y ago
    Yes, they've shown the negative tweets and Facebook posts generate a high level of engagement. I think the same reasoning applies to Netflix. It's like the tech industry is run by frat boys trying to 'neg' the general population, like a dysfunctional relationship where the boyfriend tells the girlfriend she's ugly and fat so she won't leave him.