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@joewilliams007 true...
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Replace curation algorithms with user shareable lists (plus suggestions), or curation/watch groups. You might get a few suggestions, say three or four lists, each with a random selection of three or four movies/show/videos from each list.
You can then sub to the lists and suggest your own.
Sort of like a stripped down forum or collaborative bookmark list. -
@Wisecrack Spotify is doing something similar with their playlists and it kinda works, but most people only include the best-known artists and songs form each artist which makes those playlists feel like you're listening to the same songs over and over. I'm not sure how well that would work for other types of content?
This new trend of platforms spamming with content discovery fucking suck. Nobody wants to follow multiple profiles with the exact same fucking content, especially when most of them are just people jumping on the bandwagon with more generic content and nothing to make it distinguishable. Also if 10 million people saw something on your platform, the it's pretty fucking sure already been posted and shared on every single platform out there, why the fuck would you still keep recommending it weeks or even months later?
I know spamming users with random (statistically more engaging) content leads to improved customer engagement as people sooner or later click these thing out of curiosity or boredom, but eventually they get tired of it altogether and leave for good. What happened to Netflix will also happen to YouTube, Instagram, and all other platforms unless they significantly improve the balance between content discovery and content continuity (i.e. the content each user follows and is coming back for).
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