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[Technology] China's scary "social credit" system. Be afraid.



DavidRyder

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Jul 23, 2013
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Yes, scary. I can see it breeding a lot of resentment amongst those with the lowest points.
 


Dick Swiveller

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Sep 9, 2011
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Is it the Chinese who keep telling me their thoughts are with Peter Jones/Bill Gates family at this sad time?
 

dingodan

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Feb 16, 2011
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This is the way the world is going. Obvs China is a dictatorship anyway and was always going to be up for anything that oppresses it's population but wow! This is scary stuff.


https://www.theguardian.com/world/2...-could-interfere-in-other-nations-sovereignty

I wouldn't have expected you to have been against this to be honest. I mean it's potentially a good tool for keeping track of (and honoring/shaming) those who are furthering social justice (+1 credit) and those who are swivelled eyed loons pandering to a Nazi Brexit and the patriarchy (-1 credit).

Not sure if you realize it, but it's actually right up your street. Are you sure the problem isn't just that they are using it wrong?
 


The Clamp

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I wouldn't have expected you to have been against this to be honest. I mean it's potentially a good tool for keeping track of (and honoring/shaming) those who are furthering social justice (+1 credit) and those who are swivelled eyed loons pandering to a Nazi Brexit and the patriarchy (-1 credit).

Not sure if you realize it, but it's actually right up your street. Are you sure the problem isn't just that they are using it wrong?

What is the point of you?
 


Stat Brother

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I wouldn't have expected you to have been against this to be honest. I mean it's potentially a good tool for keeping track of (and honoring/shaming) those who are furthering social justice (+1 credit) and those who are swivelled eyed loons pandering to a Nazi Brexit and the patriarchy (-1 credit).

Not sure if you realize it, but it's actually right up your street. Are you sure the problem isn't just that they are using it wrong?

At the moment "political repression" don't sound too bad either.
 

dingodan

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Feb 16, 2011
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What is the point of you?

If you mean what is my point, my point is that your "politics" has always made me think of the Cultural Revolution in China, and they would have loved this kind of tool back then.

If you mean what is the point of me, I guess it was probably originally to bring joy and happiness to my parents, or something like that.
 

The Clamp

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To be fair, perhaps more state control is needed in the UK. We gave the masses a choice over Brexit and look what a mess we made of that!
 


dingodan

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To be fair, perhaps more state control is needed in the UK. We gave the masses a choice over Brexit and look what a mess we made of that!

You jest, but be honest. You'd be happy to start issuing the old Chinese "dunce caps" to people who voted Brexit, wouldn't you?

dunce-cap-cultural-revolution.jpg
 

The Clamp

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If you mean what is my point, my point is that your "politics" has always made me think of the Cultural Revolution in China, and they would have loved this kind of tool back then.

If you mean what is the point of me, I guess it was probably originally to bring joy and happiness to my parents, or something like that.

I hope you've apologised to them.
 

The Clamp

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You jest, but be honest. You'd be happy to start issuing the old Chinese "dunce caps" to people who voted Brexit, wouldn't you?

dunce-cap-cultural-revolution.jpg

No, no. The leave voters punishment and humiliation has already begun. Once they get past the denial stage it'll sink in. Pity they have dragged the whole country down with them though.
 

dingodan

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Feb 16, 2011
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I hope you've apologised to them.

Hey, I didn't do it. They only have themselves to blame.

Besides I'm sure they enjoyed the process, if not the end result.
 


The Clamp

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If you mean what is my point, my point is that your "politics" has always made me think of the Cultural Revolution in China, and they would have loved this kind of tool back then.

If you mean what is the point of me, I guess it was probably originally to bring joy and happiness to my parents, or something like that.

You know very, very little of my political beliefs other than I don't think our EU membership should have been put in the hands of the people. People are stupid. People voted for Hiter and listen to Coldplay.
 

dingodan

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Feb 16, 2011
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You know very, very little of my political beliefs other than I don't think our EU membership should have been put in the hands of the people. People are stupid. People voted for Hiter and listen to Coldplay.

I know you are a fanatic and all for public denouncements of people you disagree with.

When you say "people are stupid", isn't what you really mean, "sometimes people don't agree with me"?

Also, it sounds like you don't think anything should be put in the hands of the people. People voted for Hitler yes, but it almost sounds like you are making a case for doing away with democracy?

Like I said, you're a fanatic.
 

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