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Well, this is bad because it's the Chinese government. But companies like Airbnb have to use proxy metrics like number of Facebook friends. If I could be prove
by arjie 10y ago
Well, this is bad because it's the Chinese government.
But companies like Airbnb have to use proxy metrics like number of Facebook friends. If I could be proven to be the trustworthy person I am, then a host wouldn't need to look at all that. If I'm known to have destroyed someone's home, then someone else on Turo knows better than to rent to me.
In practice, it's likely to turn into an eBay style "A++++ best person ever. Let me on the bus brilliantly! 5/5" but the idea isn't terrible on its own.
- eyjfndykhx 10y ago>Well, this is bad because it's the Chinese government. Follow up question: would this be good because it was by the US government?
- paulryanrogers 10y agoNo! Too much power and information in one place is always bad
- arjie 10y agoI'm not in favour of this being administered by governments but I'd like it to be based on a government-issued identification number. Like if we split the identification and authentication roles of the SSN into two separate numbers. Then I'd like it to be based off the identifier portion.
- daodedickinson 10y agoWait Airbnb is gonna discriminate against me because I boycott Facebook?
- arjie 10y agoNot Airbnb. Your potential hosts. Airbnb allows you to provide multiple means of proving you're reasonable. Linking your FB profile is one way. Airbnb will then show the number of friends you have. This may have changed since when I signed up years ago. It's just like your GitHub is a reputation aid when applying for a job. It's not required but what you have on there can help. EDIT: In case it isn't clear, I'm not claiming here that Airbnb is forming some sort of transcontinental people database.
- chinese_dan 10y agoYou're insane. This is about having full control over the population. Imagine a world where saying something bad about a company like Airbnb means you won't get a loan from the bank because the owner is a communist party member and your worthiness score is now reduced to an unacceptable level. This is a bad idea not because it's the Chinese government. The Chinese government is bad and this is just one more terrible idea that shows us just how far they are willing to go to control the population in perpetuity.
- hilop 10y agoHey, in China being a member of the Communist Party helps you get a loan.
- chinese_dan 10y agoDid you even read my comment? In my hypothetical situation, Airbnb was owned by a communist party member. A person said something negative about the company and had his/her overall score reduced.