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Anyone heard about the chinese social credit system? Its freaking scary. Reminds me of 1984 a little bit.

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4th

I've heard a little about it

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=eViswN602_k

This is a decent video on the topic

Very scary stuff

i know they use face recognition software

@Pope Urban II I'm watching the video and one thing that strikes me is that this woman doesn't have to pay a deposit because she has a good credit score. But she has a good credit score because she has money. So those who don't have money, have to pay a depost. lol

yep

It's like charging interest or fees to those who can't afford their bills already. It doesn't make sense

If you have low score, you can even be denied transporation

GG @Pope Urban II, you just advanced to level 3!

Also, the rating itself is going to have problems. Buying diapers suggests responsibility and buying alcohol suggests dependency. That's not necessarily the case, though. I might drink because I didn't have a child and can afford to have more fun. I might buy diapers because I was irresponsible and had a child at a young age.

And what happens when an environmental disaster or war breaks out. So much of this would be destroyed and it would be so expensive to rebuild it, I woudl think

I don't see this working to be honest

in the long run anyway

me neither. and this couple thinks they will have it so great. will their child have it as great as them? maybe not. and then what?

they seem to be focusing on the benefits, but are they thinking about the risks?

They probably don't

If they say something negative about china or what have you, they get punished

so they're forced to say it