Which is a fair point, but NETFLIX KNOWS WHAT I'VE WATCHED.
They even added profile selection so different individuals using the same account get a better user experience.
Watching a show at a friend's house (and thus on their account) should be considered the degenerate case. LIFO order also has the added problem of showing screenshots for the latest episode which may contain spoilers.
Even if the service (Hulu) doesn't require users to login, cookies can still be used to track which episodes have been watched.
They even added profile selection so different individuals using the same account get a better user experience.
Watching a show at a friend's house (and thus on their account) should be considered the degenerate case. LIFO order also has the added problem of showing screenshots for the latest episode which may contain spoilers.
Even if the service (Hulu) doesn't require users to login, cookies can still be used to track which episodes have been watched.