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The Netflix DVD recommendation system was fantastic. Massive selection of films, rankings based on what you liked, nothing seemed to be actively pushed at you.
by MiddleEndian 5y ago
The Netflix DVD recommendation system was fantastic. Massive selection of films, rankings based on what you liked, nothing seemed to be actively pushed at you. I certainly liked it better than the way they have their streaming site laid out.
- bombcar 5y agoI feel their interests were aligned with their customers with the dvds - now they’re almost adversarial as they want you to watch their content or the cheapest content. It also didn’t hurt that the dvds had everything
- bradknowles 5y agoYou nailed it. Misalignment of incentives. With DVDs, it cost the same to send A or B or Z, and they made more money if you rented more or got a more expensive subscription that let you get more. So, they were highly incentivized to have a huge catalog and send you stuff you actually wanted. With streaming, they want to push certain content based on what they're paid by their content partners, or what SEO tells them you will accept, and they want to do it for the lowest cost possible.