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I have come to the conclusion that digital/algorithmic recommendations will always be marketing influenced and lack the context to make an absolute guaranteed r
by yepthatsreality 7y ago
I have come to the conclusion that digital/algorithmic recommendations will always be marketing influenced and lack the context to make an absolute guaranteed recommend. Random-physical and friendly suggestions are more accurate and reveal much more as they come from sources rather than a machine "guessing" what will work. Algorithms are also subject to poisoning. Friendly suggestions are subject to poisoning but the risk is of course much less.
TLDR; I enjoy the work required for discovery. For example, I'd rather cancel Netflix streaming and returning to Netflix physical for missed releases, hidden nuggets/gems, hard to find, and better consumption management.
- corodra 7y agoI agree. But again, I'm not 100% against algorithmic recommendations. Same way I'm not always 100% for human curated recommendations either. Both have pros and cons. What I liked back in the day was the original netflix recommendations when they first started. From what I understand, they did it where they matched movies you like/dislike compared to other people that roughly liked/disliked the same. Then they recommend movies and guess how you might feel over a movie you haven't seen. Those I have watched, but haven't rated yet, the ratings were pretty close to how I felt about said movie. Then, it always seemed like the end of the list of recommendations was an oddball film. I loved those odd ball movies. Always out of my "known territory" of films. 70% of the time, yea, never ventured to watch. But the 30% that I did end up watching were always worth it and never regretted. That's the system I like. A decent mix of the pros and cons from both worlds.