I recall a recent case

where two drunks fucked

and the guy went to complain he was raped

to preempt the woman complaining she was raped

he actually succeeded

but it's sad

by now it's literally like the old soviet joke

about the guy who was arrested for being slow

"What do you mean slow"

well, me and Jurij went about exchanging political jokes in the bar

so the morning come I went to the militia to turn him in

turns out

he went the very evening

lol

I was going to derail the conversation with a breadline joke

but i dont think they even had bread

the sad thing is that this had become a reality

people turning others in just to cover their ass from the same

well its already happening in China

Social Credit is orwellian as hell

it isn;t

Orwell himsellf had no idea

because its outsourcing the entire process

its always been like that in china, they've been a totalitarian state since the 40s

you having low score lowers the scores of people you interact with

They are just increasingly efficient

so there's soft pressure to ostracize you

and guess what they'll do

you don't even need to force anyone

pressuring or forcing media companies to block or shadowban undesirable groups has a similar effect, if clumsier

Look at twitter's 'associated with' clauses

but yeah

it's like...

I'd almost say it's more effficient when it's mild

outright bans and rl big repercussions might make people angry

Of course. Its more insidious

the way it works in china

When it doesn't feel like it comes from the top

"retard colleague keeps posting Alex Jones and lowering my chances of getting visa to go on holiday."

"Fuck him *unfollow*"

suddenly