There's a difference between saying "Hey, these places are really good!" and saying "Hey, this place ranks a little bit above this place!" I'm a firm believer

There's a difference between saying "Hey, these places are really good!" and saying "Hey, this place ranks a little bit above this place!" I'm a firm believer in the malevolence of unnecessary statistics. The only point I've ever seen in college rankings is for people to gloat over people in other colleges. I can't imagine the benefit of knowing just how these colleges rank according to an arbitrary study.