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They don’t want you to watch obscure shows, they want you to watch the top ones (in your region!) as they are preloaded into your cdn already.

• roystonvassey 5y ago
  Right - but why would they assume I want to watch the "top" show? I've already paid for it and they benefit by having me browse and allowing myself to find that I like right? And what I like is not necessarily what they think others might me like - what one watches is highly variable (can change day to day, even time of the day) and influenced by so many factors that are personal.
  • pnut 5y ago
    Netflix is now a major player in the entertainment business, and I would guess there is a pay-to-play element behind the scenes as well as ROI on new productions, forcing them to jam these options down our throats. User viewing preferences seem to be a secondary consideration.
    • denton-scratch 5y ago
      > a pay-to-play element I wonder about that too. Of course, the Netflix in-house productions will be getting extra promotion; but setting those aside, I fail to understand why Netflix promotes (e.g.) romcoms to me; I don't watch romcoms. I've never given Netflix any signal that I favour romcoms. I can only suppose that some motivation other than giving subscribers what they want must be at the root of it.