But I fear that it would cause irreparable damage if the world settles on this solution.

This is probably vastly exaggerating the possible consequences; it's just a method of sorting, and either the Wilson's interval method and a Bayesian method are definitely far better than the naive methods.

I just feel that it will place this low-hanging fruit out of reach. e.g.,

Me: Hey Reddit, I have this cool new sorting method for you to try!

Reddit: What do you mean? We've already moved beyond the naive methods into the correct method. Here, see Miller's paper. No further changes are needed.

Maybe I'm exaggerating - I mean, things can be improved again after being improved once - but I just feel that if the world had a "naive rating method" itch to scratch, and something like Miller's method became the go-to method, something is wrong.