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Mentoman72 t1_j924it7 wrote

Reply to comment by TheGlave in Netflix Quietly Drops Its ‘Surprise Me’ Shuffle Button by Captain_Smartass_

Well no they didn't use it. They just got rid of it.

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TheGlave t1_j92eq4e wrote

Oh, I thought „drops“ meant introduced.

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sloppyjo12 t1_j92fg9a wrote

The fact that this had been a thing for years and you didn’t realize it probably tells us just how worthless of a feature this was

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TheGlave t1_j92fzdj wrote

The idea of watching content at random is so outlandish to me, I would never look for the button. If I ever saw it by accident, my brain would be like: „Doesnt look like anything to me“.

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Tyster20 t1_j92siij wrote

It'd be more useful for individual tv shows where you can't decide which episode to put on.

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shineurliteonme t1_j93btxa wrote

Yeah, shuffle button that picks an episode of Seinfeld to watch is a good idea.

Shuffle button that picks if I want to watch through Wednesday or not is a bad idea

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AutomaticDesk t1_j92rpge wrote

And yet it was a button on the first screen you see when you open the app!

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OneGoodRib t1_j93fduk wrote

One of the many flaws of the English language is that "drops" means both "released" and "removes". You'd think a professional writer might choose a different word for their headline.

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