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As with so much technology, the technology exists in part to provide a service to the customer, but more and more it exists to direct the customer into the beha
by everdrive 11mo ago
As with so much technology, the technology exists in part to provide a service to the customer, but more and more it exists to direct the customer into the behaviors desired by the technology owner and its advertising partners. This isn't always so evil or insidious, but the point stands that Netflix (or almost any modern service) doesn't want you to do what _you_ want with your devices. It wants to direct you towards whatever is most beneficial to Netflix. These companies don't really serve their customers, except confusingly, customers keep paying for these services.
- cadamsdotcom 11mo agoThe problem is, opting out doesn’t provide signal by reallocating market share. It just shrinks the market.
- everdrive 11mo agoThat's only a problem if you ever expect the market to serve your needs. I'm not _very_ old (early 40s) but it's starting to dawn on me that this will never happen in a major way, and I think the only path forward is to abstain.