Are you one of those people who, when you have a cappuccino or tea in a café, immediately write a review about it on Google? Some of us tend to write about every single experience. It doesn't matter how small they may be: buying a book, taking a train trip, going to the hairdresser...
These messages and scores that describe our experiences provide information to other people. The phenomenon (现象) shows that we live in a society extremely fond of labels (标签). It seems we've learned to live our lives guided by reviews and comments on social media, by "likes", and by the number of stars awarded to a product or a person.
However, are we taking it to the extreme? The delusion (错觉) of hyper-valuation (高估) is the tendency for any product, experience, situation, or person to be the object of numerical (数字的) labeling. In fact, something as simple as having a coffee or reading a book, now requires you to make the effort and translate that experience into a score of one, two, or even five yellow stars.
Social media and the delusion of hyper-valuation have introduced the idea to you that everything must be perfect. You seek the best experience. The ideal person. The dream service.
For example, you want your coffee to take you to the Piazza di Spagna in Rome. You want the hotel pillow you sleep on to be as soft as silk and the taxi you take to have the shiniest wheels. Only then will you give the service five stars and a good review.
The idea that you're going to value everything about the experience when it ends forces you to live it through the filter (滤镜) of analysis and judgment. It leads you, sooner or later, to feelings of frustration and dissatisfaction. Because sometimes, the coffee might be cold and bitter, but it's not the end of the world.
Indeed, imperfection is a part of life and it has its own certain charm.
