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Watch TV from the 90s and earlier

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653 points thunderbong | 1 comments | 28 Jul 23 12:46 UTC | HN request time: 0s | source
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wintorez ◴[28 Jul 23 16:13 UTC] No.36909082[source]▶
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.
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Apocryphon ◴[28 Jul 23 17:20 UTC] No.36910135[source]▶
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.
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1. TillE ◴[28 Jul 23 19:36 UTC] No.36912134[source]▶
I think that's basically what TikTok got right. It's providing that experience in short form.

But similarly, Amazon has never properly captured the experience of simply browsing the curated shelves of a bookstore or library. I don't think any online service has.