Thursday, January 18, 2018

Ratings


When I watched the #BlackMirror episode #Nosedive, set in a near future where social media score determines everything - your livelihood, your job, your relationship status, your social circle and even your behavior, I thought it was, well, too far fetched. Until yesterday.
I take pride when some one asks me my #Uber rating and I consider myself to be a very polite, punctual passenger. A score 4.70 meant my drivers loved me. Until yesterday.
I had a pleasant ride last evening with a nice Uber driver who was not rash or rude. I said my Thank yous and Good nights and then it happened... I happened to see him give me my rating.
A 4.
A FOUR.
Can you believe that?
I felt like slapping him.
So, I rated him a 3.
Uber asked me why (they ask so they can know what went wrong with the ride).
But, they didn't have the options - because he judged me, because he misjudged me (I'm a great person), because who is he to rate me, because he down rated me, because I believe I deserve more...
Well. Serves him right. Psycho. Pathetic loser.
Don't you agree?

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