Why do people hate low review scores?

[Khuutra]

Runa216 said:

Khuutra said:

Runa216 said:

I'm just trying to figure out why any poor review score is met with waves of people telling the reviewer he's full of shit or doesn't know what he's talking about.  Any time Uncharted 3 got an 8 or lower, there were people there harassing the reviewer for daring to criticise the game's stringent linearity or occasional technical glitches or lack of advancement.

...You were one of those people! I remember you called the Eurogamer or Edge (I can't remember which) review base attention whoring meant to do nothing but get hits!

Edit: It was Eurogamer!

we all make mistakes, and in my defense, I was mostly just trying to 'agree' with the crowd. Having played it, an 8 is about what it deserves. 

That isn't a defense! Giving in to mob mentality means you can't in good conscience complain when that same mentality turns against you. You are poking a bear with a piece of wood that has feces on the end of it. When the bear wakes up and slaps you with your doodoo stick, you don't get to go "Not cool man! Not cool!"

That metaphor could use some work but come on.