It was only a matter of time before we moved from rating businesses to rating humans. whether it sounds sinister that’s because it isIntroducing Peeple: a dystopian new app that allows you to assign reviews of between one and five stars to your fellow human beings. whether it sounds deeply sinister,that’s because it is. But in a culture obsessed with user feedback, it really was only a matter of time before some marketing Yoda came up with software that allows you to “reference check” everyone around you, and ruthlessly placing them in a public pecking order according to how well they hold behaved towards you. The app’s Canadian creators – neither of whom appear to hold embarked on an especially profound investigation into the malicious capabilities of the human psyche – dispute this,claiming it is a “positivity app for positive people. Shame we’re all so negative, then.
So how many stars would you give your mum? Does she get the full five (“excellent mother, or no complaints”) or are you going to dock a star for how she handled the divorce and nags you approximately your fertility (“Keeps telling me to freeze my eggs – do not recommend.”) What approximately your dad? (“Top notch father,five stars”; “Did not pay child support. Two stars”) Your best friend? (“Made me travel on bridesmaid juice fast. No stars”) Your flatmate? (“Obsessively hoards toilet roll”) Your boss? (Megalomaniac”) Your ex? (“HPV”). hold the peeps behind Peeple truly thought this through? total social chaos in the form of lawsuits, HR disciplinary hearings, or bullying epidemics seem inevitable.
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Source: theguardian.com