Recommandation algorithms are massive sales driver if you depend on long tail. This was true for back in the days and long term subscriber retention would almos

Recommandation algorithms are massive sales driver if you depend on long tail. This was true for back in the days and long term subscriber retention would almost entirely depend on great recommandations. Unfortuately, Netflix figured out that they need not depend on long tail to retain their market value. Instead the new idea is same as HBO model. Now the recommandations are basically garbedge.