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My existential spiral began with Uber. It recently made its passenger ratings more easily accessible. Naturally, I, a validation-seeking missile, couldn t help myself. I opened the app as fast as I could, clicked the three bars in the corner, and voilà: 4.74.
Which, out of 5, should be pretty good! But considering I ve taken more than 320 rides, this meant I d received more than my fair share of 4s maybe even a few 3s. I ve never made a driver wait (that long) or slammed a door (that hard). I wasn t a 4-out-of-5 human. I tried to shake this dark cloud hanging over me, judging me, but I couldn t. I decided I would prove Uber s algorithm had made a mistake (which it