Quote from: OROBTC on December 17, 2015, 02:10:50 AM

Quote from: trollercoaster on December 17, 2015, 01:59:25 AM

https://youtu.be/lHcTKWiZ8sI must watch freaky shit out of China

That is very creepy and very bad, yet I do not easily see how one could "opt out", as it will become, IIUC, by 2020.

How subtle the control. Bet we see *something* like that at some point here in the West, although I hope not. It will be interesting to see if the Chinese people go along with it (probably).

Thanks for posting that trollerc!

I remember seeing a similar post related to the Sesame Credit system on Reddit a while ago, and everyone pretty well had the same reaction as you. many people find it disturbing, and they worry that it could become a thing in the western nations.

The thing is that if you already don't use much social media, as I already do, there's no real way that it can impact you, aside from purchases. If you never say anything that's visible, and you only tell others what you think, there is no way it can affect you, at least from what I understand. Unless it becomes really "1984"-esque, I can't see a Sesame Credit system work against people like that.

Hell, all you need to do is purchase local produce or do whatever else makes you a "good citizen", aside from your political views, and you're pretty much good to go. At least that's what I understand.