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>>thunde+(OP)
There is something extremely addictive about flipping channels on TV. I think it's the magic formula behind the popularity of TikTok. It's not "yet another social media app", it's TV re-invented.

>>wintor+mN
I always did think that streaming services need to revive their format and bypass menu choice fatigue by letting you create "channels" by picking from shows/genres you like and then set you loose to channel surf.

>>Apocry+l41
Whatever goal streaming services have in designing their interfaces, it cannot be ease of finding content.

Netflix, for example, basically just pushes the same 10-20 movies and series at you under different headings.

At one time you could browse by categories like "classic TV" but those seem to be long gone.

>>jzb+3K1
Yeah it’s definitely very clear that they are outright hostile to user-determination. Seems like they have proven in testing that they can best maximize watch hours (or perhaps renewable) ONLY when the algorithm heavily influences what you watch (and by maximizing the number of exclusive series you start?), so it seems like they hide anything you’re already watching and push all their series at once.