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by tptacek 2528 days ago
It's not my claim that they've made Netflix more entertaining, just that it's likely made it more sticky.
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This kind of thinking is the problem though. Like YouTube they don't care about the quality of the experience you're having. Where Netflix might see a very satisfied customer others might see a depressed individual binging a show for the 10th time as a way to escape reality.
auto-playing trailers seem like a move to encourage people to try something new instead of rewatching the same show over and over