Streaming services keep pushing shows I quit on.

Their suggestions feel off. Now I just scroll past them.

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My Netflix home screen still has that baking show I gave up on two months ago right at the top. The algorithm probably just sees I watched three episodes and tags it as a match, it doesn't know I got bored. I actually agree with @the_miles that getting worked up over it is a waste of time. These systems are built to get you to watch more of anything, not to perfectly read your mind. Scrolling past a bad suggestion takes half a second, so expecting a corporation to fine-tune it for every single person's drop-out point seems pretty unrealistic.

the_miles2mo ago

Check if those shows are really worth your energy to get mad about! The algorithms just match what you watched before, even if you quit. I see similar things on my feed and just scroll past. Focus on finding new stuff you like instead.

jake_kelly242mo ago

Nah, I gotta disagree here. The algos should figure out when I ditch a show and stop pushing it. I dropped that Netflix crime drama halfway through, but it's still in my top picks every week. It feels lazy on their part, like they're not even trying to learn from my habits. Scrolling past is one thing, but why should I have to when the system could just be better?