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Same here. I find that I've turned to Youtube to satisfy any content cravings. It's not perfect, suggestions sometimes never have anything to do with what I've

Same here. I find that I've turned to Youtube to satisfy any content cravings. It's not perfect, suggestions sometimes never have anything to do with what I've been watching the past 12 hours, Youtube's algorithms have a clear bias against certain content and sometimes I can't bother to wade through pages and pages of slosh to find what I know fits my tastes, but at this point I have a good idea of the search terms to use when I want something to watch, and if all else fails I can always just rewatch an ancient creator's old content. Meanwhile on Netflix, it is nearly impossible to find what interests me by just turning it on and flipping through the initial feed. It also feels like there is never enough of the content I want to watch. I found 'Kingdom', 'Love,Death and Robots' and 'Sex Education' completely by accident, and on ending each series and falling in love with their concepts, I get exhausted when I see there is no season 2, because it means it will probably be a while until I hit the jackpot again. Even one of my favorites - 'Black Mirror', seems to be dropping in quality. I haven't opened Netflix in 2 months and probably will cancel my sub soon because the wait it just not worth the price.

newen 7y ago
I find it annoying how content is so easily discoverable in YouTube but with Netflix, it's almost like the site is actively trying to stop you from discovering new content in there. For example, I share a Netflix account with a relative who has somewhat different tastes from me and I find shows/movies on her account's front page I find interesting that I would never have found on my account except if I search for that specific show.
- notatoad 7y ago
  I think you might be underestimating the brilliance of YouTube's algorithm. There's no other video service that comes close. I have the same complaints about Netflix's discovery UI, but it's way better than Amazon's recommendations.
  - newen 7y ago
    You're likely right about Youtube's recommendation algorithm being much better than Netflix's. But I was thinking more in terms of how Youtube's UI allows for much easier exploration compared to Netflix. For example, when I click on a video, Youtube gives you a huge list of related videos but Netflix gives you a small list and only for some movies/shows.

newen 7y ago

I find it annoying how content is so easily discoverable in YouTube but with Netflix, it's almost like the site is actively trying to stop you from discovering new content in there. For example, I share a Netflix account with a relative who has somewhat different tastes from me and I find shows/movies on her account's front page I find interesting that I would never have found on my account except if I search for that specific show.

notatoad 7y ago
I think you might be underestimating the brilliance of YouTube's algorithm. There's no other video service that comes close. I have the same complaints about Netflix's discovery UI, but it's way better than Amazon's recommendations.
- newen 7y ago
  You're likely right about Youtube's recommendation algorithm being much better than Netflix's. But I was thinking more in terms of how Youtube's UI allows for much easier exploration compared to Netflix. For example, when I click on a video, Youtube gives you a huge list of related videos but Netflix gives you a small list and only for some movies/shows.