China's social credit system is both unique and part of a global trend

Re:China's social credit system is both unique and part of a... by lowdose on Monday September 28, 2020 @12:43PM (#24618555)

Maybe this system is able to make sociopaths more accountable for the suffering they cause.

We have no data on people with this spectrum of mental illness because they do not report themselves. Estimations on the number of sociopaths in the wild are anywhere between 1% to 5 % of the population.

If this social credit score is able to limit the damage these people can cause during their lifetime I would say the experiment is successful.

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Re:China's social credit system is both unique and part of a... by jacobush on Monday September 28, 2020 @12:49PM (#24618633)

It will also make minorities more accountable for being minorities. Also known as "driving while black".

"Enemy of the State (1998)" but as mundane everyday reality, not a blockbuster movie and with your jelaous neighbours reporting you for anything and everything.

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Re:China's social credit system is both unique and part of a... by lowdose on Monday September 28, 2020 @01:08PM (#24618863)

I was talking about the possible positive goals from such a scoring system without projecting local extremes on a foreign system.

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Re:China's social credit system is both unique and part of a... by mcguire on Monday September 28, 2020 @07:35PM (#24622453)

How much collateral damage from the system itself are you willing to accept?

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