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Good point. While we're at it, let's get rid of Amazon and Netflix recommendations, Google search results ordered by quality and relevance, and email spam filtering.


So you think the like counts don't have negative effects on people's beliefs and behaviours? Please read Nudge by Richard Thaler to understand how easily misguided the herd is when following the wrong signals.


You don’t see a difference between rating products for consumption, and rating people and their behavior? Spooky.




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