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This is genius tactic, and should become a coordinated movement.
by xyzal 7y ago
This is genius tactic, and should become a coordinated movement.
- yoz-y 7y agoWhy? If all rating systems are driven to ground then what did we earn in exchange?
- FussyZeus 7y agoWhen did rating systems become essential? Have we as a society become so fragile we can't even take the occasional bad meal in stride?
- tgsovlerkhgsel 7y ago> When did rating systems become essential? Some time around the point when our society grew large and mobile enough that relying on personal experience and word of mouth wasn't enough, because a sufficient number of people ate in areas to which they wouldn't return any time soon.
- JimiofEden 7y agoOptimistically, critical thinking. More likely, something else useless to take its place.
- sonnyblarney 7y agoWe don't need such ratings systems for restaurants. We need a rough idea of what's there, some photos of the place and food tell a lot of the story. And prices. Maybe some 'editors choice' for the one's that stand out. A 'guide book' made by a small, decent team is as legit as any public review system, probably more so.
- yoz-y 7y agoWell, for example Paris has a few thousand restaurants. If you know the locals then it's of course best to ask them. But if you come for a day or two it's pretty nice to be able to check that you are not falling into some sort of tourist trap.
- sonnyblarney 7y agoYes, a small team of professional reviewers could handle Paris. 20 reviewers x4 restos a day (most are little brasseries, don't need tons of time) is 80 / day, 800 in 10 days only. It would only take maybe 4-5 people to do it ongoing, once most were established.
- yoz-y 7y agoI don’t know. Like with all reviews, one would first need to find a reviewer with similar taste. For movies, for example, I don’t trust journalist reviews at all because they all have to go see all the movies, whereas the public pre-selects and more or less only goes to see movies they might enjoy watching. If some reviewer smashes a restaurant because the food is too spicy it makes it of no value.
- true_tuna 7y agoWe killed the extortionist.