That’s mostly true, although you usually (in my case at least) I am aware of all shows I have available on Jellyfin, and it’s only ones I like.
For discovering new shows to download, things like Jellyseerr actually do give recommendations… No idea how good they are though.
But frankly, Netflix used to recommend a lot of things that sounded interesting on the surface-level, and then turned out to be utter shit. Probably not an entirely bad thing to be lacking recommendations :D
FYI Spotify says their recommendations take into account how much money they make from you listening to a particular song, and if they make any at all. It may recommend songs based on your listening history, but that’s not the only thing picking the songs and deciding what order to suggest them. Their playlists and recommendations are a pay to play system, like commercial radio stations.
In my opinion, Spotify isn’t an end all be all. It’s the entry fee to the music industry.
Here is an actual example. I love pop music. Spotify recommended a singer name CL and then showed me her concert in the local area. I bought tickets to her concert. Spent money on her merch. Enjoyed the concert.
Without Spotify, there is little chance I would have even know she existed.
We’re currently paying for Mubi, mainly far the curated content and because some of the movies shown there are really hard to find anywhere else (international movies specially)
I think the main thing these pirate services don’t have is a good recommendation system tailored to your watch history like Netflix or Spotify has.
That’s mostly true, although you usually (in my case at least) I am aware of all shows I have available on Jellyfin, and it’s only ones I like.
For discovering new shows to download, things like Jellyseerr actually do give recommendations… No idea how good they are though.
But frankly, Netflix used to recommend a lot of things that sounded interesting on the surface-level, and then turned out to be utter shit. Probably not an entirely bad thing to be lacking recommendations :D
I share a Netflix account with my brother(we use wireguard site to site so it looks like we are on the same network).
The recommendation engine is great for Animes.
It’s hard to know which new anime is out unless you see an ad or hear it from a friend.
My GF is VERY up to date on this (unfortunately? 😆)
Very fortunate!
last.fm has one for music. But I actually prefer talking to people and getting actual recommendations
FYI Spotify says their recommendations take into account how much money they make from you listening to a particular song, and if they make any at all. It may recommend songs based on your listening history, but that’s not the only thing picking the songs and deciding what order to suggest them. Their playlists and recommendations are a pay to play system, like commercial radio stations.
What is a comparable service?
In my opinion, Spotify isn’t an end all be all. It’s the entry fee to the music industry.
Here is an actual example. I love pop music. Spotify recommended a singer name CL and then showed me her concert in the local area. I bought tickets to her concert. Spent money on her merch. Enjoyed the concert.
Without Spotify, there is little chance I would have even know she existed.
We’re currently paying for Mubi, mainly far the curated content and because some of the movies shown there are really hard to find anywhere else (international movies specially)
Ya, same here in Taiwan. Localized content is very difficult to come by.