I came up with this as well. My strategy for products was often to read 1-star reviews, and there were often two cases: 1) The reviews are low-quality and not

I came up with this as well. My strategy for products was often to read 1-star reviews, and there were often two cases: 1) The reviews are low-quality and not indicative of much, so there are few legitimate complaints, or 2) The reviews showcase a significant problem with the product alongside proof, and/or are often made by intelligent consumers After enough time doing this with success, I've started to see many more 1-star reviews on products that get highly upvoted until they're the 'top review(s)', which don't really contain anything useful at all. They try to appear like they are an instance of 2), but often offer little evidence or quality argumentation. I imagine it's easy to upvote 1/-star reviews on competitors' products to drive a lot of their traffic elsewhere instead. At this point I would love having a review system that is curated to only be from people I like/trust, but that is another whole story and ecosystem of course.