In his analysis, Pierre Bentata raises a societal phenomenon: the fact of rating, on the Internet, each of our lived experiences. Life decisions would be influenced by these evaluation systems that allow us to gauge the quality of a service or the value of an individual. The author invites us to stop falling into the trap of judging others and ourselves.
Book Summary:
"We care about your opinion!" Who hasn't received this message after booking a hotel or restaurant online, buying a piece of clothing or a book, making an appointment with a plumber or a doctor? In today's age of ratings, we are asked to rate everything, everyone, all the time. The obsession with ratings rules our daily lives, with stars, likes and rankings. Are these opinions useful? There's no doubt about it. However, their democratization is disrupting our human relationships as well as our life habits. Evaluate your teacher or your doctor? It is now possible. His own sexual performance? Applications have been created to. Giving bad reviews online to a competitor? It has become a profession... In this permanent game of judgment, the other becomes a threat, oneself a stranger and moral values are erased in favor of technical metrics. Faced with such a situation, we must regain control. The task is not insurmountable. On the condition, says Pierre Bentata, that we face up to what drives us to note everything. Because to note is to judge, and to judge is often to hate reality. So it's time to accept the world as it is and tame our resentment to regain some serenity and common sense."
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