We have some big problems to solve this decade. This hints at what is essentially the capitalist version of a “social credit score” (or at least leans in that d

We have some big problems to solve this decade. This hints at what is essentially the capitalist version of a “social credit score” (or at least leans in that direction), and is deeply concerning. It goes hand-in-hand with credit card companies holding immense power over businesses, and when coupled with other trends like the bulk purchasing of consumer data by the government, unchecked expansion of ML/AI, etc. it feels like the tech industry is on a precipice of sorts. A subtle push and we descend into an authoritarian techno-dystopia…or maybe we’re already there. As a product manager, the thing that bothers me is that a human made the decision to green light a feature that would deny access one’s devices. Having worked with many PMs who don’t seem to give many shits about 2nd/3rd order effects of their product decisions, it’s rather worrisome to see products increase their impact on daily life in the most fundamental of ways, while knowing that a large number of people who hold this influence have no business doing so.