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> I realized that most recommendation systems are bad because they are optimized for the aggregate not the individual. That reminds me of something I'm not sur
by grotorea 3y ago
> I realized that most recommendation systems are bad because they are optimized for the aggregate not the individual.
That reminds me of something I'm not sure is the same, but maybe it is. Anyone also feels that a few years ago the Steam "related games" section switched from being not necessarily mainstream games that were actually similar to what you're looking at to being mostly whatever the most popular games that share any genre at all with the game on the page you're at?
- IggleSniggle 3y agoYes. Steam recommendations used to be absolutely superb. Now they're just "good," with a lot more "crap" baked in.
- karmakaze 3y agoWhen I say 'optimized for the aggregate', that sounds like pleasing the most people most of the time, but what it often means is maximizing profit and not otherwise caring about users' experience.