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> I suspect they just push what they want you to watch, like their own content.

Having worked close to the recsys folks at Netflix, I can tell you that this statement couldn't be further from the truth.

>>mochom+(OP)
I have a difficult time trusting their recommendations when those come along with more and more difficult to even know what exists in the rest of the catalog. It seems pretty obvious they want de facto scroll feeds instead of the streaming style they started with.

>>mochom+(OP)
I noticed that for the last few years, my recommendations are almost the same for every category. 'Top picks' is 60% the same as 'We think you'll love this' which is almost the same as 'Your Next Watch' which is similar to 'Award-winning movies', 'Chilly thrillers', repeat ad-infinitum. If there is a new Netflix-owned movie it will definitely be in there.

Then on top of that, similar to YouTube, half of that content are things I have already watched. HBO and Amazon are even worse in this aspect but it just drives me crazy, feels like seeing the same 100 movie options over and over for months. Has the catalog shrinked that much over the years?

I started keeping a separate list of films to watch on IMDB, but 6/10 times they are not available on any service except for rent in AppleTV.

>>mochom+(OP)
I also have some firsthand knowledge here and I can assure you that promo-driven culture will not result in optimization for the consumer.

>>ricard+Xw
i have no idea how to even display a complete list of movies

>>chrz+zI1
On the native interface(s), surely, you can't.