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Man half the task of using Yelp is looking at the reviews and deciding which ones are legit and which are either a 5-star review that was paid for, or a 1-star
by egypturnash 6y ago
Man half the task of using Yelp is looking at the reviews and deciding which ones are legit and which are either a 5-star review that was paid for, or a 1-star review by some tourist who is annoyed that their feet were not immediately kissed upon walking through the door, and that they were served an authentic example of the local cuisine instead of the bastardized version from a chain restaurant in there Homeland Of No Spices.
Which I guess probably goes back into the thesis that "the platform is the enemy" in some ways but geez, people just stop at the star ratings on Yelp and don't go any further before eating?
- clan 6y agoThey do not. It has taken me a long time to learn and accept. And I still struggle with it. Many people have very different priorities and choose not to care. I am then often asked for advice for places to go and items to buy. Why? Because I do spend the time and effort it takes to go "beyond the stars". For years I could not wrap my head around people who did not do that. I have learned (still learning) not to call them stupid, lazy or weak. They simply have different priorities. Priorities. That is what I have chosen to call it. And I am still struggling with it... :-)
- ljm 6y agoCan't really remember the last time I used or saw value in platforms like Yelp, or TripAdvisor, but generally if I'm on holiday I'm not using Google to search for 'best restaurants' in the area or whatever; I'll take a local recommendation or just experiment. Tourist traps are easy enough to identify. I might still enjoy a restaurant if the food wasn't great, because other parts of the experience more than made up for it. I won't support a system like Yelp because the end result is that everything becomes average to serve the algorithm.