Libraries and democracy. Both good ideas.

Ideal for humans

The five-star scale doesn’t really exist for humans; it exists for data aggregation systems, which is why it did not become standard until the internet era. Making conclusions about a book’s quality from a 175-word review is hard work for artificial intelligences, whereas star ratings are ideal for them.

from The Anthropocene Reviewed by John Green

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