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So would fixing human nature, but neither is an easy problem. The people writing the reviews have no incentive other than generosity to do so, nor any expertis
by username223 11y ago
So would fixing human nature, but neither is an easy problem. The people writing the reviews have no incentive other than generosity to do so, nor any expertise. This is why Consumer Reports exists: experienced reviewers get paid to write reviews, and buyers pay for that knowledge.
- facetube 11y agoMaybe provide some minimal compensation to trusted reviewers in the form of product discounts or free stuff – enough to make knowledgable people take their time to objectively evaluate something they wanted, but not enough to pull in people who are just willing to do anything to get freebies. You could have a reputation system that provided deeper discounts over time to people who were able to write more-useful reviews (as judged by other users).