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I meant "most people on this thread", which is the context GP was invoking:

> I can't relate to the negativity I see here.

And yes, Yelp calculated that they could get away with their shady money-grabbing since they had no competition.

Very clever, but like most dishonest behaviors - quite short sighted.

As soon as a competitor emerged, Yelp was unceremoniously ditched.

Also worth mentioning: you didn't have to be aware of their past misdeeds to be affected by the resulting rating distortions, which are still affecting users to this day.