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"The Netflix case shows the might of capitalism driving [greater quantities of quickly-produced slop] to users at [higher] cost."
by Finnucane 9mo ago
"The Netflix case shows the might of capitalism driving [greater quantities of quickly-produced slop] to users at [higher] cost."
- 0x457 9mo agoNetflix understands that there are show you watch and shows you put on background while doing something else. Not every show needs to be Sopranos, not every Netflix show is Emily in Paris.
- tartoran 9mo agoIt would be wonderful if they didn't shove in users faces and possibly labeling it as filler.
- 0x457 9mo agoSilly ask: "please not promote your new thing on page where most users going to see it because I don't like that thing" Sure, it is nice if it had genre "Ambient", but it's up to users. What is a filler for you, might be an engaging story for others. You can usually tell what it's meant to be just by color grading and audio mixing in the trailer. I want "audio sounds like it was recorded in a sterile podcast studio" tag more.
- keroshanpillay 9mo agoThat's a fair point; there's certainly a balance of the two.
- spwa4 9mo agoYou mean it totally isn't just about saving money, just mostly?
- themafia 9mo agoThen why do they spend so much marketing them? I think the position you describe is a capitulation not their original intention.