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I'm pretty sure the new recommendation algorithm is basically just "recommend Netflix originals in a random order". Edit: I feel like I should add something be

I'm pretty sure the new recommendation algorithm is basically just "recommend Netflix originals in a random order". Edit: I feel like I should add something besides a snarky comment: I was searching for a mid-2000s Best Picture Nominee a few days ago (something like Munich or Capote, but don't remember). Results 1 & 2 were The Irishman and Marriage Story. None of the other non-Netflix best picture nominees were anywhere in the results if that was the connection they were making.

gdulli 7y ago
There's a law of conservation of advertisement. It's not like you were going to get away from ads forever when switching from real TV. I prefer the purely interstitial (untargeted) commercials from real TV. With a DVR I can fast forward them, or always at least mute. Having Amazon/Netflix "recommend" things to me through what should be a functional unbiased system is more insidious.
- briandear 7y ago
  Ads in the middle of the show? No way. It’s literally an interruption.
  - reaperducer 7y ago
    If it's for free OTA television, I'm OK with that. I don't know why people never rose up against it in cable/satellite-only channels that they pay for. /I'm OTA, Netflix, and the library. But I mostly only use Netflix for the DVD service. I'm fortunate enough to have enough going on in my life that I watch very little video.
- spidermango 7y ago
  lol, the sheer stupidity in the mental gymnastics people will employ to back their outrageous behaviors in avoiding the "targeted ads" bogeyman
  - scarejunba 7y ago
    It's so out of touch with how most people think, it's genuinely fascinating to see. I wonder if it's a true belief or some sort of facade. I think I'd easily bet 3:1, $1000 that if you polled people they'd rather have targeted end-of-show ads than untargeted mid-show interstitials.

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I'm pretty sure the new recommendation algorithm is basically just "recommend Netflix originals in a random order". Edit: I feel like I should add something be

by scrooched_moose 7y ago

gdulli 7y ago
There's a law of conservation of advertisement. It's not like you were going to get away from ads forever when switching from real TV. I prefer the purely interstitial (untargeted) commercials from real TV. With a DVR I can fast forward them, or always at least mute. Having Amazon/Netflix "recommend" things to me through what should be a functional unbiased system is more insidious.
- briandear 7y ago
  Ads in the middle of the show? No way. It’s literally an interruption.
  - reaperducer 7y ago
    If it's for free OTA television, I'm OK with that. I don't know why people never rose up against it in cable/satellite-only channels that they pay for. /I'm OTA, Netflix, and the library. But I mostly only use Netflix for the DVD service. I'm fortunate enough to have enough going on in my life that I watch very little video.
- spidermango 7y ago
  lol, the sheer stupidity in the mental gymnastics people will employ to back their outrageous behaviors in avoiding the "targeted ads" bogeyman
  - scarejunba 7y ago
    It's so out of touch with how most people think, it's genuinely fascinating to see. I wonder if it's a true belief or some sort of facade. I think I'd easily bet 3:1, $1000 that if you polled people they'd rather have targeted end-of-show ads than untargeted mid-show interstitials.