> everything becomes Neflix where quality is trash, but hey actors were chosen by an algorithm I always thought that the algorithm had some successes (at least

> everything becomes Neflix where quality is trash, but hey actors were chosen by an algorithm I always thought that the algorithm had some successes (at least "back in the day") e.g. The myth is that House of Cards came out of Netflix realizing that there were a lot of fans of Kevin Spacey, people wanted a complex story line etc. [0] More recently, I kind of agree that the "enshittification" is starting to kick in but not sure how much of that is monopoly vs oligopoly. Which is sad b/c the big data, when used correctly, DOES lead to "sleeper" hits with different story lines/plots, old actors in new roles etc. This in turn makes me wonder if things were better under the old advertising/commercial supported model where ratings led to more ads which led to better writing etc. In other words, the networks knew exactly what was bringing in the revenue so they sent dollars to those shows. With Netflix, you know what people are watching but not necessarily what brought them to Netflix in the first place. 0 - Good explanation of this here: https://filmmakermagazine.com/64544-house-of-cards-the-netflix-algorithms-and-me/ https://filmmakermagazine.com/64544-house-of-cards-the-netfl...