Blog — negative fake reviews

I am fascinated how Reviews can sway one's opinion on things, wether it's a choice for restaurants, hotels or retail stores. Since when did we become so dependent on words of others? I am guilty of it in some ways until I realized that believing other people's reviews on places that I haven't been to is one clear example of prematurely passing judgment. I taught my children to  "unless you experience it yourself, you should not give rise to prejudice" and here I am not doing what I preached.  But it was short-lived, I used to not give a chance...