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Re:Amazon disallows pointing out paid reviews by b0rsuk on Friday December 18, 2020 @04:44AM (#25465474)
I deal with this by explicitly seeking sub-5 reviews. I read them to see if criticisms mentioned bother me. I used to think I was a little paranoid, but now I'm going to double down on this.
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Re:Amazon disallows pointing out paid reviews by bananaface on Friday December 18, 2020 @06:21AM (#25466028)
Unironically good advice I got a few years ago was to only ever read the 3-star reviews, because they're the most informative and balanced.
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Re:Amazon disallows pointing out paid reviews by b0rsuk on Friday December 18, 2020 @06:33AM (#25466095)
It's true. Often reviews are split between excited and outraged people. Those who write 'yellow' (as opposed to green or red) reviews on Metacritic are often those who can see nuance, weigh pros and cons.
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