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That is pretty wild. I didn't know any of this .. I just thought "communist dystopia is dystopian". The fact that you can take a hit to the credit score for engaging in protests and demonstrations is still scary .... no one show this to Republicans.
I was saying that this sort of thing actually doesn't really happen. The social credit score for the most part is just an ordinary credit score and is only meaningfully affected by finances. Some localities made an attempt at implementing the "social" aspects of the system and subtract small amounts for certain criminal offenses, but it barely makes a difference.
Engaging in protests and demonstrations gets you the same thing it gets you here; tear gas, pepper balls, beatings, and possibly prison time & a criminal record. The hysteria around the social credit system is very silly when the actual dystopian shit is so glaringly obvious, and occurs in both China and the US.
Not entirely false, but the scale & severity is much worse in the US, and they’re ramping up for more.