On this episode of the Epoch Podcast we discuss China's social credit system and the surprising similarities with credit history in the US. Is it as bad as it sounds?
https://youtu.be/VFEzMkayZMo
Topics we get into:
* Reasoning behind the social credit system in China* How our credit history started in the US* Doxxing and how social media history affects our credibility* High-level explanation of China's social credit system* A misunderstood point of social credit restrictions* Peer pressure as a weapon* A personal story of lack of credit* Lack of decorum culture/good social norms - social credit as a way of self-policing* David has a Spanish moment connecting China to his home country of Costa Rica* The reality of a surveillance state* China's history of changing its mind/trying things out* What's different in the US - "privacy", social consequences... addicted to our social behavior* Rongcheng* NSA, Google, Amazon - illusion of choice* Is Facebook worse than China sensoring* Convenience vs privacy* Value of data/power centralization* Social credit/timebanking coming to the us* Blockchain and the ownership of data* What we did before welfare and the negative energy that it creates/the crappy effect on charity* The negative feedback loop* A more invasive monitoring than just digital facial recognition that's going on* Human right of being in control?* Data as amoral* Religion as a panopticon?
Our Posts for This Episode
Austin | Decentralizing the Socialist QuandryJen | What is Social Credit and What is it Good for?Tico & Tina | Do We All Need an Eye in the Sky? Exploring China's Social CreditMatt | Kat | Social Credit: Time to Get Your Head Out of the Sand
Resource/s Mentioned
Black Mirror "Nosedive" episodemotorbike podcast on social credit in ChinaDuckDuckGoAndrew YangEarthNowThe Story of God with Morgan Freeman
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