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furyg3 ◴[11 Apr 25 12:19 UTC] No.43652977[source]▶

The TikTok-ification of advertising supported platforms is terrible, but makes sense to me. LinkedIn pivoted from making money on subscriptions and fees for job postings to ads, which mean the leading drivers are 'engagement' e.g. time you spend doom scrolling on their platform. This will end in disaster for the platform as a place to find jobs or employees.

Netflix I understand much less. They make money from subscriptions. If you perceive having a fantastic experience on the site by just going there, finding something you enjoy watching, and leaving... they win. Why they would foster a doom-scrolling experience I really can't really explain, other than imagining some dark pattern like they have to pay per view and want you to watch C grade movies? More time spent looking for something to watch means less time streaming?

I don't get it.

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1. neutronicus ◴[11 Apr 25 13:07 UTC] No.43653333[source]▶

>>43652977 #

I assume it's about papering over the gaps in their content library.

You can't provide a seamless UX for turning on the TV and watching The Office if you don't own the rights to The Office. They want to habituate you to scrolling through content Netflix actually owns and picking something, because it's apocalyptic for them if you ever treat the services as fungible content libraries that you hop between month-to-month.

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2. germinalphrase ◴[11 Apr 25 13:26 UTC] No.43653524[source]▶

>>43653333 (TP) #

Yep. If they can’t get you to watch unknown, b/c grade content - you will quickly exhaust everything on the top shelf and log off.

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3. neutronicus ◴[11 Apr 25 13:31 UTC] No.43653580[source]▶

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And even if that isn't the case right at this moment, they have to be prepared for rights-holders to fuck with them and they have to be prepared to cut production costs (or for a rival to spend big on production in a way they don't think they can match).

So regardless of the state of their content library it's necessary future-proofing.

4. mailund ◴[11 Apr 25 13:45 UTC] No.43653722[source]▶

>>43653333 (TP) #

I think you're right!

A short while ago, I noticed I only used Netflix to watch 2 classic comfort shows, and I started to doubt if it was worth a 2-classic-comfort-shows-as-a-service subscription. I tried looking through the catalog to see what else I was paying for and ended up cancelling my subscription.

Netflix does an amazing job in giving the impression that they have an endless library of top quality content, but in reality, it seems like it's only a handful good shows and some filler, but presented in a way that makes it look like there's way more than it actually is.

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5. tsm ◴[11 Apr 25 15:59 UTC] No.43655329[source]▶

>>43653722 #

My wife and I realized we were only really using Netflix to watch Seinfeld. I got a complete set of DVDs for less money than a month of Netflix and canceled my subscription

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6. jrochkind1 ◴[11 Apr 25 17:35 UTC] No.43656341{3}[source]▶

>>43655329 #

Careful, or the IP owners of Seinfeld will decide it's stealing to not pay a monthly subscription to keep watching Seinfeld every month.

7. yard2010 ◴[12 Apr 25 08:46 UTC] No.43662600[source]▶

>>43653722 #

I'm using usenet and a bunch of FOSS (*arr) and I'm never going back. This way I OWN my library, there is no chance that in November I will lose the ability to rewatch the office due to some uninteresting bullshit.

Whenever I physically can I buy DVDs or digital downloads.

I guess I just didn't understand the Netflix model - why would I want to rent something that I can just buy and have for life? Especially with the enshitification these days - it means I have to pay a massive amount of money (over 5 years say), for a shitty experience, ending up having nothing when I cancel the subscription? That's just a recurring bad deal, in my opinion.

8. HDThoreaun ◴[12 Apr 25 17:04 UTC] No.43666146[source]▶

>>43653333 (TP) #

This. The absolute worst case scenario for streaming is you open the app scroll for a minute or less then close it. If you scroll for 10 minutes instead of just 1 the streaming service has much larger mindshare and youre more likely to check again tomorrow.

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