Social Credit – Obedience to the state gamified

22 points by Kenp77 10y ago ↗ HN

This hasn't appeared very high, probably due to the fact that HN hates links to vids with no context, so here it is, China is implementing a social credit system that will be mandatory in 2020, that gives you a social score based on what the state deems are "good" and "bad" actions. What you share on social media, your friends, your purchases etc. This is scarily Orwellian. https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHcTKWiZ8sI

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Dowwie 10y ago ↗

This takes nudging to a whole new level (pun intended)

kleer001 10y ago ↗

Human behaviour, eminently hackable. Just like any complex system.

Also I totally see someone hacking this system to their own benefit, if they're not doing it already. I also see markets arising in hiring people to help you hack your score. And that's with officials looking actively for rule breakers. That said I bet most people will fall in line.

jneumann004 10y ago ↗

This sounds a lot like Whuffie from Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom by Corey Doctorow. If you haven't read the book yet, you can download it for free from his site, http://craphound.com/down/download/

miguelrochefort 10y ago ↗

I'm not familiar with the implementation details but I can say that this idea is fantastic and much needed.

This is one of those things that will forever change humanity for the better. I'm working on something similar, although with a much broader scope.