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by newaccount74 1428 days ago
> Lots of people are cancelling because they don't like the price

I think people are cancelling because Netflix gets boring after some time. When I first got Netflix it seemed to good to be true: So much stuff to watch instantly!

But after some time you realise that they use all kinds of tricks to make it seem like they have more content than they do (eg. different thumbnails for the same film), they don't have a list of their films anywhere, etc.

Their recommendation engine feels like it's written by a 3rd grader (you watched a Zombie movie? let me recommend exclusively zombie movies!)

In the end I just realised I rarely watch anything on Netflix anymore, and cancelled the subscription. I don't think the price was important for my decision, I don't even remember how much I paid for Netflix.

2 comments

Much more has been lost from Netflix than gained, their catalog used to be much bigger before everyone split off to their own service. There used to be much more to watch instantly, and anything in particular you wanted to see was more likely to be there in the past.
We’ve had Netflix since basically the beginning of streaming and we just cancelled. $20 a month is a ridiculous price compared to other services.