I love not being bombarded by ads thanks to pihole and adblockers. I don’t have cable TV either. But without browsing netlifx/Hulu/etc. how do you actually find stuff to watch and discover worthwhile shows and movies to rent from my library?

    • interdimensionalmeme@lemmy.mlEnglish
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      1 year ago

      Well letting other people choose for you is not really discovery. When too many people abdicate this responsibility, art becone whatever profitable mush advertisers shovel in our face.

      That’s how we get avengers 23 and batman 15.

      You can also try random selection, or choose by the first letter of the title. Or decide with the cover.

      Or you can have a system that considers what you actually like, finds people that like the same stuff as you, and then suggest other stuff that they like which you have not heard.

      That’s how “the algorithm” works for youtube & netflix.

      I want that, but running offline on my computer, disconnected from the internet.

        • wewbull@iusearchlinux.fyiEnglish
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          1 year ago

          …and that’s why the person you originally replied to asked their question. General popularity is generally a bad proxy metric for personal preference.