I like how this discussion has focused on Netflix where as the point is something different.

There are 2 useful rules to consider when building stuff: * Your user might not necessarily be like you - this applies even more when we tech people consider ourselves to be like our customers - we're often very different. * While in individual experiences your click of a thumbs up button constitutes a yes, and ...; if we're talking 128k likes, the aggregate dulls some of the edges and has interpretative value.