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Not too much different? I can speak out against the government here and not get disappeared, or have a negative impact on my social credit score. A social credi

by prions 8y ago

Not too much different? I can speak out against the government here and not get disappeared, or have a negative impact on my social credit score. A social credit score which can limit my ability to associate with certain people, get good employment, good housing, and unrestricted travel. I don't understand how that translates to "nearly the same freedoms". Let's not get started either with freedom of religious worship as well.

prolikewh0a 8y ago
>I can speak out against the government here and not get disappeared Wrong. Try speaking out against the US government in any meaningful way and you'll be murdered by it. Dissent is not welcome here and you will be punished for it. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/COINTELPRO https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/COINTELPRO >A social credit score which can limit my ability to associate with certain people, get good employment, good housing, and unrestricted travel. How is this different than our credit score system and 80% of people living paycheck to paycheck? Employers check it, housing checks it, travel is about to implement face scanning. Not seeing a huge difference here. There aren't even many good jobs (https://amp.usatoday.com/amp/1809629002If https://amp.usatoday.com/amp/1809629002If). If we don't fully have it yet, we sure as shit will soon. Everything we do is tracked, watched, listened to, recorded. Look up and view all of the easily hackable cameras loaded with back doors literally everywhere. It's really not much different than what we're told about China. Talking in work Slack I often get "move to Signal" because our workplaces are authoritatian and strip you of your rights when you walk in the door. Are there even any examples so far of China's social credit having any effect on anyone?
- nate_meurer 8y ago
  That's silly. I (and millions like me) have been speaking out against the U.S. government loudly and publicly, under my real name, for over 20 years. I have berated public officials in person. I have never once been threatened, censored, or murdered. It's hilarious that the evidence you give to back up your position is a wikipedia article about a well-known stain on American history from forty years ago.

by prions 8y ago

prolikewh0a 8y ago

>I can speak out against the government here and not get disappeared Wrong. Try speaking out against the US government in any meaningful way and you'll be murdered by it. Dissent is not welcome here and you will be punished for it. https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/COINTELPRO https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/COINTELPRO >A social credit score which can limit my ability to associate with certain people, get good employment, good housing, and unrestricted travel. How is this different than our credit score system and 80% of people living paycheck to paycheck? Employers check it, housing checks it, travel is about to implement face scanning. Not seeing a huge difference here. There aren't even many good jobs (https://amp.usatoday.com/amp/1809629002If https://amp.usatoday.com/amp/1809629002If). If we don't fully have it yet, we sure as shit will soon. Everything we do is tracked, watched, listened to, recorded. Look up and view all of the easily hackable cameras loaded with back doors literally everywhere. It's really not much different than what we're told about China. Talking in work Slack I often get "move to Signal" because our workplaces are authoritatian and strip you of your rights when you walk in the door. Are there even any examples so far of China's social credit having any effect on anyone?

nate_meurer 8y ago
That's silly. I (and millions like me) have been speaking out against the U.S. government loudly and publicly, under my real name, for over 20 years. I have berated public officials in person. I have never once been threatened, censored, or murdered. It's hilarious that the evidence you give to back up your position is a wikipedia article about a well-known stain on American history from forty years ago.