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We desperately need the bigger reviewers to protect the smaller ones and protect the internet as a safe environment for honest consumer advice.
No, ... "we desperately need ... [to] ... protect the internet as a safe environment for ... [opinion].
As much as I hate and loathe the stupid, superficial, unscientific drivel that these "reviewers" spew, THE RIGHT OF ANYONE TO SAY ANYTHING - AS LONG AS IT DOES NOT PROMOTE HARM TO OTHERS - MUST BE DEFENDED. That means defended from censorship by religious groups, by the government, and by misuse of legal threats, corporate or otherwise.
Yes, I know that this appears to defend people that I have, for years, criticized as wrong-headed and idiotic. And I haven't changed my mind. But the minute that you start to suppress someone else's opinion, you foster an atmosphere that can (and probably will) lead to universal suppression.
We have a few of those types of societies active in the world today. Do you really want to live in that kind of environment? I certainly don't!
As long as we continue to point out that this type of "review" is not "honest consumer advice" but simply unsupported bullshit, I believe that the best interests of the average consumer will have been served. Let's keep the court action (or the threat of court action) out of it.
Jim
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