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Are they ever!
Imagine if Amazon had a decent algo that would flag 100% of bad reviews and penalize the seller.
All of a sudden, competitors would be flooding EACH OTHER'S products with fake 5 star reviews to try and put them out of business.
Humans are very crafty when you give them a system of rules. Each twist of the rules creates new opportunities for unintended consequences.
PS: I do not think this is an excuse to give up trying
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Are they ever!
Imagine if Amazon had a decent algo that would flag 100% of bad reviews and penalize the seller.
All of a sudden, competitors would be flooding EACH OTHER'S products with fake 5 star reviews to try and put them out of business.
Humans are very crafty when you give them a system of rules. Each twist of the rules creates new opportunities for unintended consequences.
PS: I do not think this is an excuse to give up trying