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As if Yelp itself was even a good idea. I can't think of anyone I've met that's gone to anywhere based on positive Yelp reviews, but it takes no time at all to
by easterncalculus 5y ago
As if Yelp itself was even a good idea. I can't think of anyone I've met that's gone to anywhere based on positive Yelp reviews, but it takes no time at all to point to small businesses extorted and destroyed by review scammers.
- azinman2 5y ago> I can't think of anyone I've met that's gone to anywhere based on positive Yelp reviews You’re kidding, right? They wouldn’t exist if people didn’t extract value out of them. I certainly have many, many, many times visited or hired businesses because of Yelp, and Aziz Ansari has an entire bit in this. Reviews are a backbone of much online commerce.
- easterncalculus 5y agoAs much as you have decided to trust online reviews, Yelp has led to the destruction of good people's livelihoods. It has screwed over tons of people. Of course even if Yelp were perfect or even good, it doesn't matter because this site is nothing like Yelp or RateMyProfessors, because there is no choice involved. It's not like you choose which officers or departments show up to your 911 call. If the police do show up, it's not like you check their RateOurCops score before they get to your door.
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- azinman2 5y agoI wasn’t reacting to the web page (personally I don’t care for it at all for a wide variety of reasons), but to the comment that positive Yelp reviews don’t drive engagement.
- bradlys 5y ago> I can't think of anyone I've met that's gone to anywhere based on positive Yelp reviews Hello, my name is bradlys. You've now met at least one person who has gone somewhere based on positive Yelp reviews.