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Is it judgement or discernment when you rate people?

10/4/2015

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     Are you a judgemental person?

Without any intention of doing so, I rate everyone new under the categories of compatibility, intelligence, whether they're positive or not, and how interesting they are. I know I shouldn't judge people, and I can accept people the way they are, knowing life has probably caused many of their outer characteristics. Discernment rather than judgement kicks in and shows me compassion. In that way, I decide what is right for me without condemning the person for that behaviour.

However, I might not want to be in their company.

The holistic approach suggests that you can never know what motivates other people. But you can understand what you accept or judge in yourself when you see the behaviour in others.

Reactions and judgements can help you achieve greater self-understanding—and accordingly, greater happiness and success, rather than indulging in the ego gratification of judging others.

But a new company has launched an app called "Peeple", which focusses on judging whoever you meet with a rating system similar to a restaurant, or a business guide.

Anyone with a Facebook account and cell phone can rate another person and assign them a star rating out of five in one of three categories: personal, professional and romantic. You must be 21, have a Facebook account at least six months old, and make reviews under your real name. In addition, you must affirm that you know the person you're reviewing and input their cellphone number if they're not in the database. Negative ratings for people won't show unless they've registered for the site. Website: Peeple. 

Although the instigators' aim is to help others judge a rated person's integrity, this offers a huge potential for bullying. What is society coming to? Gossipmongering, catty, rumormongering, vindictive and vengeful people will delight in this app.

I think the concept will prey on the natural inner voice that warns of harm when we meet someone new.

What do you think of judging people by means of a star rating?


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Nick #thisyearinmusic link
10/4/2015 09:54:16 am

I'd like to think I was the same as everyone else, but I'm probably not.

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Alana link
10/4/2015 09:59:05 am

I think it is just another way to make online bullying even easier. This is another science fiction book coming true, and not in a good way. It saddens me.

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Bethany Lotulelei link
10/4/2015 11:11:16 am

There are so many websites out there committed to spreading rumors, and I find it so very smallminded and unhelpful. I think we should try to keep an open mind when meeting someone new, and not judge them right away. Trying to treat others as I want to be treated is something I think about. I don't always achieve it, but that is something I do strive for.

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Barbara link
10/4/2015 12:24:54 pm

It is good to use wisdom and discernment when we meet people, but to rate people publicly just lends itself to gossip. Uh Uh I don't think that is helpful.

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Amy Bovaird link
10/4/2015 08:35:25 pm

I strongly dislike that idea.There are websites where you can rate your college professor and I don't even like that. It's too subjective and affects students who might really enjoy the course the professor offers. Nix on that app for me!
Amy

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