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> And get myself on a watch list? No thanks. It's interesting to see people this scared of not being a role model citizen. Gives me a china vibe.
by lucb1e 5y ago
> And get myself on a watch list? No thanks.
It's interesting to see people this scared of not being a role model citizen. Gives me a china vibe.
- westernboy 5y agoAnd then they got angry when you call a soft police state the place where they lives. No drama here, I was probably wrong.
- Broken_Hippo 5y agoPretty much all countries do this stuff to some degree: In the US, be popular and possibly rich, and you can be more likely to get out of criminal charges. The credit system doesn't always really tell how responsible you are: live within your means and simply save money for things and drive used cars, and you'll have to pay more for a house loan. It doesn't matter if you've held a lease for the last 12 years if your landlord doesn't report the credit, same for utilities. Get a loan or else. I'm not saying everywhere has the same level of surveillance and punishment for deviance, simply that everywhere has them in some form or another. Of course a few are going to remind you of other places. I suppose it is the totality and how they impact day to day life that makes the difference.