As far as streaming services go, I think it's a good idea, and I do find
myself looking at the suggestions, but I also don't think it works very
well, since I rarely watch said suggestions...

I can't say that I've ever even thought about going somewhere because
google maps suggested it though... that just seems annoying.

On Wed, Feb 27, 2019 at 4:48 PM <[email protected]> wrote:

> Well at least you had 4 channels.  I had one with two others that were
> essentially moving snow that talked.
> I DVR what I like (or use the episodes already stored by the streaming
> service).
>
> If I start looking, frequently it will take me longer to choose something
> to
> watch than it takes to watch it.
> I wish someone would curate content for me.  Netflix says they try to
> suggest things for me but I never seem to like what they suggest.  Seems
> like they used to be better at it than they are now.  Now they are trying
> to
> push their own content or perhaps they are engaging in somekind of pay to
> play payola/plugola scheme with other content providers.
>
> -----Original Message-----
> From: Nate Burke
> Sent: Wednesday, February 27, 2019 3:39 PM
> To: Animal Farm
> Subject: [AFMUG] OT: Suggested content
>
> Am I the only one that goes to streaming services always looking for a
> specific show/movie?  Or opens Google maps to always to plot an
> address.  Do all those "We think you might like..." or "Everyone else is
> watching..."  actually work?  They just make me super annoyed.  Maybe
> it's because I was raised in a house where channel surfing wasn't
> allowed.  "Stop flipping the channel, you're going to break the TV!"  So
> you always started your TV watching with a plan in mind.  Of Course, I
> only had 4 channels to choose from, and you had to get up and walk
> across he room to flip the channel.  Google Maps has gotten really bad
> as of late, really REALLY wanting to tell you what's close by whenever
> you open it.  Back in my day you pulled out the atlas to find the roads
> to take on vacation, not to see that there are 4 restaurants, 17 coffee
> shops, and 2 gas stations within walking distance of your location, and
> tonight there's a film festival at the local movieplex.
>
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