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"The idea behind this is understandable: As social networks decline and anonymity in cities rises, the social pressure to behave in an acceptable way declines a
by mcguire 6y ago
"The idea behind this is understandable: As social networks decline and anonymity in cities rises, the social pressure to behave in an acceptable way declines as well. China now replaces this social pressure with the Social Credit System so that people even when living anonymously in any city behave in an acceptable way."
Holy sh*t. That's some straight up Orwellian thought, there.
- wombatmobile 6y agoContrast that with these words: I pledge Allegiance to the flag of the United States of America and to the Republic for which it stands, one nation under God, indivisible, with Liberty and Justice for all.
- droobles 6y agoPretty stark contrast...
- Matticus_Rex 6y agoAlso (almost) no one has to say the pledge, though.
- chrischen 6y agoCould you elaborate?
- mpalmer 6y agoSocial pressure to modify behavior happens organically and not for anyone's particular ends. But such pressure applied by a government system is automatically suspect and rightly so. Especially if the government is of the sort where nothing exists to serve as a check on the policymakers.
- mcguire 6y agoAdditionally, * People will not behave "acceptably" without constant social monitoring. This is similar to the Puritan belief that, if you didn't live in a town where your neighbors could watch you, you could be assumed to be worshiping Satan. * That the best modern form of that social monitoring is 24/7 surveillance with merits and demerits for trivial things.