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We can't know which reviews are truthful. Presumably some are, some aren't. Obviously allowing the business owner to make that determination is dubious.
by me_again 6y ago
We can't know which reviews are truthful. Presumably some are, some aren't. Obviously allowing the business owner to make that determination is dubious.
- melomal 6y agoI can go and buy however many Yelp reviews I need right now, good or bad for as little as $5/review. Dig deeper and you realize Yelp uses the same tactics as the mafia in Italy to extort store owners and use heavy handed tactics. Reviews are BS anyway, I don't know you therefore why on earth would I listen to your opinion on something?
- IndySun 6y ago>Reviews are BS anyway, I don't know you therefore why on earth would I listen to your opinion on something? Because you trust them? Just as one can on news sites find a journalist that speaks to you, one can find and follow reviewers that do the same. PS $5 a review? Seems expensive.
- melomal 6y agoRight so you look for reviewers based on the same opinion as yours? Seems like a really crappy way to find new things no?
- imtringued 6y agoThis strategy works, but only if you know the reviewer. Preferably personally.
- IndySun 6y agoMaybe knowing a reviewer actually personally would help it further by noting their consistencies or idiosyncrasies or honesty; but it's long winded method. You can glean a ton by following any person, honest/consistent or not, after all it's what's made social media owners so powerful.
- IndySun 6y ago>Right so you look for reviewers based on the same opinion as yours?< Maybe reread my post, preferably in context.
- bryanrasmussen 6y agoOn the other hand seems like a reasonable way to find some more examples of stuff that you know you and the other person likes.