The Sociology of… Ratings Culture

Make it stop.

The Gist of It: Modern review culture imprisons us in a pervasive surveillance state. I give it zero stars.

Next week we’re back to our regular multi-week theme format, but first, I really wanted to explore this topic, 1) because — as you’ll see in the “Sociological Hot Take” below — it’s a theoretical and intellectual preamble to the upcoming theme of t…