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In the social credit system you can indeed show up to government-run booths and pay to have your points changed, the government says the cash goes to charity.
by neom 8y ago
In the social credit system you can indeed show up to government-run booths and pay to have your points changed, the government says the cash goes to charity.
- TomMckenny 8y agoindulgences turned out to be very unpopular on the other side of eurasia
- ConfusedDog 8y agoIn that case, it would just be fines for violating their "code of conduct," a revenue stream for the government... nothing really changed. Bad&&poor people get poorer, might become less bad. Bad&&rich people might be "badder" because they can afford it. So, ended up with a society with really rich villains and docile peasants?
- jahbrewski 8y agoIsn't this largely how society plays out already, albeit less explicitly? From what little I know of our legal system (I'm in the US), it isn't too hard to buy yourself a great lawyer and get out of significant legal trouble.