Confirmed: the less you care, the better your satisfaction survey numbers.
Tenured, I luckily just have to look at my evals to make sure the numbers aren't crazy low or anything. (If they were, I might have to include a sentence or two of explanation in my annual report thingy. "I tried X, it didn't work, in the future I'll do Y.") So, mostly I focus on teaching well and being fair to all students and to the world that will receive them. (Though I don't do stupid things to alienate students on purpose.) Anyway, I can confirm not caring much about the student satisfaction scores can actually increase your scores. They've gone up since I've gotten tenure and relaxed. I think I do better when not nervous. I can also confirm that typically the higher the average grade in the course, the higher the average student satisfaction score. Honestly that's the best predictor.
Just doing my part to add some positivity to the world and this sub...(Next I'm yelling at the sky about ChatGPT forcing me to change how I teach, but you don't have to listen to that...)