I don't understand why people want so badly to be rated by a total stranger. Typically, one is pretty lame, and ten is the best rating you can get. So, okay, they're just asking for my opinion. "Am I a ten or a zero?" Okay, you asked for it, I'll rate your superficial ass. They're just numbers. How can they care so much what a stranger thinks? They don't know me. My opinion shouldn't matter to them. Theirs don't matter to me.
I mean, if my family likes me, my life is complete. I couldn't imagine being one of the losers who signs on and begs to be rated with insignificant numbers by some person I don't know. Does it make a big difference in their life? Are they really so shallow?
I mean, if my family likes me, my life is complete. I couldn't imagine being one of the losers who signs on and begs to be rated with insignificant numbers by some person I don't know. Does it make a big difference in their life? Are they really so shallow?
Some people are. It's sad, but to some people, "numbers" are everything. How much they weigh affects the size number on their clothes, and how much money they have affects how they feel about themselves. And being given more good numbers than bad ones when they ask people to rate them must help them feel good . . .
ReplyDeleteBut if they were really into numbers, they would also be into statistics, which would mean they would know there's a 50% chance that half of everyone they ask to rate them will give them a bad rating - a chance no sensible person would take.
That's why companies seek out people who only think a certain way when doing their "customer polls" - they have a better chance of getting the results they want, so they aren't exactly lying when they say "4 out of 5 people think our product is the best".
Some people are fickle, I suppose. It's so sad, because they're capable of so much more than just superficiality. I can understand needing a compliment now and then; but those who rely on pretty words all the time have no backbone, and will never learn how to make themselves feel good about themselves. If you ask me, that's the best kind of confidence.
DeleteYou're right - and even if someone has no confidence, acting like they do is a great way to look good. I find that when I'm dealing with a cashier, if the person laughs and chats, I like them; if the person is good-looking but really quiet, I get self-conscious! I think attitude has everything to do with attractiveness...
DeleteMaybe, but I don't go to the cashier to have my ears talked off (ew). With me, I just want to go in, grab what I want and get out. If I want to talk, I'll go to people I know. ^_^
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