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by dgeiser13 1220 days ago
Human beings cannot make good recommendations most of the time. What makes you think an algorithm can?

My major problem with almost all recommendation engines and add-ons is that most of the time I want a recommendation that is orthogonal to the last thing I watched.

If I just watched a Japanese yakuza crime thriller I don't want you to recommend another Japanese yakuza crime thriller. Give me something as good as what I just watched but different. But that's me. Many people just want to watch Hallmark Christmas romances until their heads explode.

That's probably why I still use Criticker. Because it gives you one choice across multiple genres.

https://www.criticker.com/