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I am still 'impressed' with recommendation engines and how much time, money etc is spent on them. In all the years using Netflix, prime video, YouTube, apple TV
by anonzzzies 1y ago
I am still 'impressed' with recommendation engines and how much time, money etc is spent on them. In all the years using Netflix, prime video, YouTube, apple TV+ etc, I have never had 1 recommendation I like. These companies all know for years, sometimes decades, what I like (horror sci-fi) and, also important, what I dislike/hate/never watch (romantic comedies): the recommendations I get are shows or movies I would not watch if you paid me and are not even remotely connected to what I viewed in the past. The only time it gets it right is recommending something I just saw on that same platform, usually less than 24 hours ago. I could not make a worse recommendation engine if I tried than any of those, but I guess somehow they make money recommending stuff I will never click on? And no, my accounts are not shared with anyone, it's just me watching them. I click like/not like duty fully, and yet...
- treetalker 1y agoUltimately recommended for their benefit, not ours.
- bdangubic 1y agothis is the most obviuos thing no one seems to understand, the recommendation engine is for them, not you. and the argument of “they must keep you watching to make you watching…” is the silliest argument, people will fucking watch, what else they gonna do, read a book?? :)
- anonzzzies 1y agoSure, but how does it work? I would watch more if they recommend stuff I wouldn't come up with, so how does the 'recommendation engine' work for them? Or do other people just watch whatever it recommends and is it just me that doesn't?
- whatevaa 1y agoI don't rely on youtube recommendations (mostly on subscriptions to my favorite channels), but sometimes youtube offers me something new and interesting. How else could you discover something you don't know exists? No, I'm not going to "ask around".