[Verdasco]

Oceania, China — As if further proof were needed Orwell’s dystopia is now upon us, China has now gamified obedience to the State. Though that is every bit as creepily terrifying as it sounds, citizens may still choose whether or not they wish to opt-in — that is, until the program becomes compulsory in 2020. “Going under the innocuous name of ‘Sesame Credit,’ China has created a score for how good a citizen you are,” explains Extra Credits’ video about the program. “The owners of China’s largest social networks have partnered with the government to create something akin to the U.S. credit score — but, instead of measuring how regularly you pay your bills, it measures how obediently you follow the party line.”

China Just Launched the Most Frightening Game Ever ? and Soon It Will Be Mandatory (http://theantimedia.org/china-just-launched-the-most-frightening-game-ever-and-soon-it-will-be-mandatory/)

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lHcTKWiZ8sI#t=244

[StylinRed]

sorry verdrasco.... but for a website with articles speaking about Airplane Contrails being responsible for climate change, i just had to fail ya :/

[tool001]

in other news

china is officially shaming its citizens/tourists behaving badly abroad... :haha:
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/worldviews/wp/2015/01/16/beijing-is-embarrassed-about-unruly-chinese-tourists-and-plans-to-publicly-shame-them/

[yray]

:lawl: and all my Exes got >75% in Marxism and socialism class

[Mancini]

Even if true:

With all of the comments on this board about mass surveillance - "I'm not opposed mass surveillance because I have nothing to hide" - I'd be surprised if anyone cares. It amounts to the same thing without even the same need for public awareness.