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Re:Advertising as a source of dissatisfaction: cross-nationa... by jacquesm on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @04:53PM (#20034282)
And what do you think Netflix's ranking is if not advertising?

'movies we recommend based on other movies you've seen' and so on.

Re:Advertising as a source of dissatisfaction: cross-nationa... by arcticfox on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @05:06PM (#20034409)
That really seems to be stretching 'advertising' beyond its definition to me. That seems like even less of 'advertising' than looking at a menu and trying to decide what to order, given that you've already paid for the service (for now, at least).
Re:Advertising as a source of dissatisfaction: cross-nationa... by ACow_Adonis on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @05:06PM (#20034404)
assuming he's like me (ad blockers, limited tv, etc), I have a Netflix account, and I don't even honestly know what 'Netflix ranking' is.

Assumimg it is something like Netflix's recommendation service, well, this might come back to an difference in philosophy: I don't need/want to be recommended shows to watch, and I don't use recommender/suggestions.

One does not have a need/desire to consume media as an abstract concept, so the idea that one has a problem of "I want to watch something but i don't know what" is a literal nonsensical statement/problem.

Re:Advertising as a source of dissatisfaction: cross-nationa... by funkymike on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @05:39PM (#20034672)
How do you decide what to watch?

How do you become aware of new shows you would be interested in?

For me this is one of the benefits of Netflix's recommendation service. While I feel like the quality of the recommendations has gone down over the years, it still has value. I tend to watch 1-2 shows at a time until I have watched the entirely of them. When I finish one I want to find another to watch, but don't always know what I want to watch next. So for me "I want to watch something but i don't know what" is the exact problem I have on a regular basis.

Re:Advertising as a source of dissatisfaction: cross-nationa... by ACow_Adonis on Thursday May 30, 2019 @09:33PM (#20057581)
well, presumably the same method I use to figure out how to read books I haven't read yet, listen to music when I don't have a radio: organically or through picking some out from good reviews or subject matter sharing/experts.

An actual benefit to this in my eyes is that marketing and fads tend to have short attention spans, so if you're interested in quality as opposed to 'riding the social wave', most fads won't hold their quality/appeal after a few years.

And besides, we're so overwhelmed with media, the desire to 'get more' is about the definition of an anti- problem... we actually need to find ways to consume less...

Re:Advertising as a source of dissatisfaction: cross-nationa... by jacobcohen11 on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @05:01PM (#20034364)
But if you already pay for Neflix's service and this is just another part of it. Advertising is supposed to sell, or upsell a product, which isn't what the ranking system does.
Re:Advertising as a source of dissatisfaction: cross-nationa... by cameronbrown on Tuesday May 28, 2019 @05:31PM (#20034617)
Well if we're really stretching the logic, watching something is what signals Netflix Corporate to keep it on the service, thus you are _technically_ funding that specific piece of content.