> People still complain about Netflix recommendations and they've spent tens of millions of dollars, possibly over a hundred million dollars, on it and are one

> People still complain about Netflix recommendations and they've spent tens of millions of dollars, possibly over a hundred million dollars, on it and are one of the most valuable companies on the planet with one of the best engineering teams on the planet. This blog post talks about this exact subject: https://apenwarr.ca/log/20190201 https://apenwarr.ca/log/20190201 > Why do people think algorithmic recommendations are easy? Or even desirable? They're easier than you think, it's just most of them on major platforms are optimized to maximize your engagement with the platform, rather than your enjoyment of the content.