Re:Our fundamental right to shame and shun the New York Times
by RangerScience on Tuesday March 22, 2022 @09:02PM
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Do you think the problem arises because of the formalization of the social credit score (it existed prior to this, just in a non-quantified way), and/or the accessibility of that score to people who aren't in your community?
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Re:Our fundamental right to shame and shun the New York Times
by ouid on Tuesday March 22, 2022 @09:16PM
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Not the formalization, because it isn't formalized, but definitely the consolidation, and the emphasis on linking all of your accounts.
For my own part, I have deleted every reddit account that I have ever made in which I felt that I had become attached to my karma. I just rebuild from scratch when that happens. I hate being afraid of saying things. It helps a lot, but I also don't participate in any of the real identity emphasized social media outlets.
Re:Our fundamental right to shame and shun the New York Times
by RangerScience on Tuesday March 22, 2022 @09:43PM
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> formalization
Prior to the modern era you had something analogous to non-quantified "social scores" and "credit score". By "formalized" I mean, I can see an actual, formally quantified measure by looking at Reddit Karma and/or your Experian provided credit score.