Worst app ever will let you rate everyone you know on a 5-star scale
The internet has reached peak terrible. This is not a drill: A Yelp for people is coming, and it's absolutely terrifying.
To launch in November, the app, "Peeple," will allow you to rate everyone in your life on a one- to five-star scale. And yes, that means they're all rating you, too, and you have no ability to opt out: Once someone puts your name in Peeple, you're in. Here's the worst part: The Washington Post reports that you can't delete published reviews no matter how bad, inaccurate, or biased they might be. Angry exes, roommates, neighbors, coworkers, cousins — they all get to have their say.
"As two empathetic, female entrepreneurs in the tech space, we want to spread love and positivity," one of the app's founders, Julia Corday, told The Washington Post. In order to make that plan actually work (this is the internet, after all), Peeple queues negative ratings for 48 hours in case of a dispute, while positive reviews post immediately. If you're not on Peeple, the website won't post negative reviews of you since you can't dispute them. Additionally, Peeple blessedly won't allow users to post profanity, sexist comments, or anything concerning personal health conditions.
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Of course, this doesn't do away with the fact that henceforth your every move and comment and funny look is being judged by those around you on a five-star scale. Cordray doesn't see the problem: "That's feedback for you!" she told The Washington Post. "You can really use it to your advantage."
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Jeva Lange was the executive editor at TheWeek.com. She formerly served as The Week's deputy editor and culture critic. She is also a contributor to Screen Slate, and her writing has appeared in The New York Daily News, The Awl, Vice, and Gothamist, among other publications. Jeva lives in New York City. Follow her on Twitter.
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