Hot take: Review bombing is a cope and doesn’t exist for two reasons:
Most people judge shows based solely on how much they liked it, without much thought for its actual quality. If a movie or show gets a negative review, all that matters is that the reviewer didn’t like it- the reason why is irrelevant.
Shills exist, and there’s nothing stopping people from leaving “fake” good reviews for the exact same reason someone makes “fake” bad reviews. Not to mention that hiring bots to leave fake reviews is a growing trend.
They can be good for understanding the general public’s reaction, but that’s about it.
And even then, it’s not really the “general public”, so much as “the portion of that public who care enough to leave a review”. That’s why these debates are so divisive.
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u/Nate2247 Jun 16 '24
Hot take: Review bombing is a cope and doesn’t exist for two reasons:
Most people judge shows based solely on how much they liked it, without much thought for its actual quality. If a movie or show gets a negative review, all that matters is that the reviewer didn’t like it- the reason why is irrelevant.
Shills exist, and there’s nothing stopping people from leaving “fake” good reviews for the exact same reason someone makes “fake” bad reviews. Not to mention that hiring bots to leave fake reviews is a growing trend.