This metric isn't meant for a bot, it's meant for people to use common sense on. If I see a covid related news story, I'll just ignore the like/discount ratio.

This metric isn't meant for a bot, it's meant for people to use common sense on. If I see a covid related news story, I'll just ignore the like/discount ratio. But if I see a tech tutorial or conference talk with 50% like/dislike, I'll be fairly confident that the video isn't worth my time.