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You 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
by bradknowles 5y ago
You 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.