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by bruhmanfiflo 515 days ago
I've noticed this. People tend to be fine with and even invite these scoring systems in isolation but as a whole people cringe. If it's good to know if an uber driver or door dasher is good at their job, why is it bad to know if someone is a good/bad actor in other parts of their lives?
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it might be cultural but i think a big factor of the reaction to these in the US is the ability to start over or get a second chance. i can always make a new yelp account. if i get a bad score on uber eats, i usually have an alternative option like door dash if i can't make a second account on the initial platform.
hmm, that's a good point. I've seen doordashers using a girlfriends/boyfriends account and I always think to myself, "they must have gotten THEIR account banned"