I remember when reputation networks seemed like such a cool idea (ala @cstross's Accelerando and many more).
Article on China's hyper-dystopian "social credit system."https://newrepublic.com/article/148121/control-14-billion-people …
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Countdown until we get one of these in the USA, T-minus x years and counting...
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Replying to @OortCloudAtlas @cstross
that particular blockchain noose is being assembled on site as we speak
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Replying to @shaolin_acc @OortCloudAtlas
You want real dystopia? Consider the intersection of blockchain and a permanent, transferrable, employee record.
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Add in a panopticon with facial recognition and eavesdropping on every phone call and it's perfect!
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