We live in a time where options for the consumption of
entertainment media is extremely saturated. We have never had more choice.
So much so, that the general person typically requires a
significantly high level of encouragement from a variety of sources to reach the threshold of “giving in” to a
recommendation by consuming the piece of media in question.
The problem is, the threshold is so high, that by the time one “gives in” they are often disappointed, as often no piece of media is able to meet the exaggerated levels of hype required to push the person to consume it in the first place.
Thus, the human race is effectively broken in our capacity to effectively deliver recommendations as there only exists two states. Underselling, and overselling.
“Jono has been telling me to play Hades like everyday for
the past 6 months, I finally gave in and it wasn’t
that good.”
“Well I guess that’s just the
recommendation paradox for ya!”
