they ranked the fake-high ones high, even downloading them, while snubbing the fake-low ones. Apparently, flat-out lying works. But only sometimes. Eventually,

they ranked the fake-high ones high, even downloading them, while snubbing the fake-low ones. Apparently, flat-out lying works. But only sometimes. Eventually, some of the previously top-ranked songs began to creep back up, and previously bottom-ranked ones slid down. My takeaway: Societal cues are a heuristic that can help people make decisions more quickly/efficiently. However, these can be overturned (when wrong) by actual evaluations of intrinsic quality. I actually don't see anything wrong with that system.