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?

    • Darkassassin07@lemmy.caEnglish
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      9 months ago

      That’s what conversions conversations with actual people are for.

      I collect vast amounts of media of all sorts, then look through it based on recommendations from friends/family, as well as looking at actors/studios/genres I enjoy.

      I don’t need everything fed to me by a computer, I’ll explore my own interests.

    • lud@lemm.eeEnglish
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      9 months ago

      That’s what is mainstream popular. How do you find stuff you actually like ?

      Is it impossible to like mainstream stuff?

        • lud@lemm.eeEnglish
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          9 months 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.

          Critics and mainsteam media has existed for as long as media has. They don’t choose for you. They just help judge whenever a movie might be worth watching.

          It’s not like I watch a movie just beaucse it’s mainstream. I watch some mainstream movies because they specifically are good.

          And isn’t really the most highly rated and well liked movies in existance mainstream by definition?

        • lud@lemm.eeEnglish
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          9 months ago

          Movies can be liked irrespective of their mainstreamness.

          • wewbull@iusearchlinux.fyiEnglish
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            9 months 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.

            • lud@lemm.eeEnglish
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              9 months ago

              Popular movies are more likely to be liked than random movies. How can you not see that?