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A number we trust more than the thing it was supposed to describe.
means A score or rank assigned to measure quality, performance, popularity, or risk.
from From rate, via Latin rata, a fixed amount or proportion — the act of fixing something's value, now weaponized into stars.
NielsenOne TV rating point once meant millions of households
Credit ratersStamped AAA on bonds that imploded in 2008
Five starsSo inflated four now reads as failure