Nightmarish is the perfect adjective for this. It's reminiscent of the way the Stasi[0] operated. Files on everyone, turn your subversive friends and neighbors

Nightmarish is the perfect adjective for this. It's reminiscent of the way the Stasi[0] operated. Files on everyone, turn your subversive friends and neighbors in to gain political influence, revenge or just spite. Only in China, it will be automated. AI will determine who is naughty and who is nice. I've always felt Gilliam's Brazil was a true cautionary tale. It looms before us. [0] https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stasi https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Stasi