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I'm not even sure what non-distorted ratings are supposed to be. What you mention obviously makes them more inaccurate, but they aren't accurate to begin with.

• jboog 6y ago
  Yeah reviews are a shitshow almost no matter what. It's human nature to be predisposed to leave reviews when you have a bad experience. Then you have those f'ing weirdos who leave reviews like "Burger was really good and all but the food I had at the French Laundry was way better! 2/5 stars!" at a local pub or something. And then if the owner gets caught up in some shit that hits the news the reviews get brigaded by trolls who don't even live in a 500 mile radius or have any intention of ever going.
• jboog 6y ago
  Yeah reviews are a shitshow almost no matter what. It's human nature to be predisposed to leave reviews when you have a bad experience. Then you have those f'ing weirdos who leave reviews like "Burger was really good and all but the food I had at the French Laundry was way better! 2/5 stars!" at a local pub or something. And then if the owner gets caught up in some shit that hits the news the reviews get brigaded by trolls who don't even live in a 500 mile radius or have any intention of ever going. If you're truly interested in finding a good place to eat or get your oil changed or whatever there are far better methods than Yelp or google reviews.