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And therein lies the difference, indeed.</p>
<p>A group of boys “rates” the girls in their class in a conversation. No one hears it but themselves. Even if they write it down, how many people see the note?</p>
<p>A boy “rates” 50 girls and puts it online. Now thousands - millions - of people can see it, and it will never completely go away - you can’t burn an original when something’s been published online. It’s stored away on a server somewhere. </p>
<p>A rather MASSIVE difference, IMHO.</p>