All this and they still haven't done anything about the basic problem with the front page: I don't want to see things that I've already watched or that I'm explicitly not interested in.
I'd just like to be able to do things in less than like 20 clicks + mouseovers + impromptu game of "dodge the UI" + now do all that at single-digit FPS.
What the heck happened to their UI? It used to be quick, and reasonably useful. At this point, I'd rather go to Amazon and try to guess which search result (and on which page!) is the video I've already purchased.
I think they will never implement it. If all the shit and stuff you've already watched was filtered out and every movie was only listed ones you'd likely see a fairly empty page.
I think there's a large enough repository that there would always be something to show. Why wouldn't Netflix prefer to show me things I might want to watch (even if it's a low probability) over things I said I definitely don't want to watch.
For me, I think it basically just reduces my engagement. If my recommendations are filled with things I've already decided I don't want to see, I'll just go do something else.
I want this so bad. Right now, Netflix thinks I want to watch animated christmas movies for kids. If that's what it comes up with after looking at my ratings and watch history, their algorithm is fundamentally broken.
It reminds me of Pandora. Even after multiple thumbs down, I get the same song played. I mean, why ask? It annoys me more than if they just played it rather then pretend they have given me control.
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All this and they still haven't done anything about the basic problem with the front page: I don't want to see things that I've already watched or that I'm explicitly not interested in.
I'd just like to be able to do things in less than like 20 clicks + mouseovers + impromptu game of "dodge the UI" + now do all that at single-digit FPS.
What the heck happened to their UI? It used to be quick, and reasonably useful. At this point, I'd rather go to Amazon and try to guess which search result (and on which page!) is the video I've already purchased.
Also the auto-roll vidoes kill the experience. Even on my reasonably fast i7 I still see performance tank.
I do really wish I could tell Netflix about things I never want to watch.
I think they will never implement it. If all the shit and stuff you've already watched was filtered out and every movie was only listed ones you'd likely see a fairly empty page.
I think there's a large enough repository that there would always be something to show. Why wouldn't Netflix prefer to show me things I might want to watch (even if it's a low probability) over things I said I definitely don't want to watch.
For me, I think it basically just reduces my engagement. If my recommendations are filled with things I've already decided I don't want to see, I'll just go do something else.
I want this so bad. Right now, Netflix thinks I want to watch animated christmas movies for kids. If that's what it comes up with after looking at my ratings and watch history, their algorithm is fundamentally broken.
It reminds me of Pandora. Even after multiple thumbs down, I get the same song played. I mean, why ask? It annoys me more than if they just played it rather then pretend they have given me control.