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user reviews are way more reliable on average than critics reviews who are paid to lick someone elses boots.
by ekianjo 4y ago
user reviews are way more reliable on average than critics reviews who are paid to lick someone elses boots.
- ahoho 4y agoI’m not sure I agree. There are at least two independent websites designed to combat paid user reviews on Amazon alone.
- themitigating 4y agoWhat proof do you have of this wide accusation?
- hn_throwaway_99 4y agoBullshit. I find that user reviews and critic reviews often diverge in the same way that an Adam Sandler movie is never going to win an Oscar even if it is popular with theatergoers, but that's fine. In fact, I find it really useful to categorize movie reviews as: * High critic score, high audience score - OK, why did everybody love this movie? * High critic score, low audience score - usually a more "niche" or academic topic, definitely something that will make me think, even if I don't like the movie. * Low critic score, high audience score - A "turn my brain off and enjoy it" kind of movie.
- kevinventullo 4y agoThe Last Jedi was not panned by the populace for being too highbrow, quite the opposite.
- ethbr0 4y agoOn the other hand, users are idiots. "Hammer was not able to turn my screw. I don't know what this is for" "THIS THING IS BAD I WNT MY MONEY BACK"
- astrange 4y agoCritics, aka online blog journalists, are paid to generate content. The goal of that is to get you to click on it to look at an ad, either by getting you angry at it or just by producing tons of it so you'll read it all. Complimenting people doesn't come into it - who do you think is going to pay them for that? Amazon's not going to block them from watching the show.