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This should have a 2016 tag :)

trumped 8y ago
it doesn't apply in 2018? ;) anyways, the rules here are "randomly" applied... it's a bit like a "communist" country... it has a bunch of rules but they are being applied selectively.
- dang 8y ago
  That's mostly because we don't see everything. If you or anyone notices a case that needs taking care of, please let us know at hn@ycombinator.com.
  - shawn 8y ago
    No, in this case they're right: the rules are randomly applied depending on your mood. It's nice that people are starting to notice. I don't think they were talking about editing titles. If it were something as mundane as that, no one would complain.
  - trumped 8y ago
    have you thought about implementing software solutions to optimize your omnipotency? seems like a lot of it could be automated...
forkLding 8y ago
The article this was translated from was written in 2015
- Animats 8y ago
  That's important, because China hadn't rolled out the "social credit" system back then. China has a new approach to control. It's not Orwellian. It's not the USSR's. It's not a police state. It's a new thing. It's the gamification of authoritarianism. The previous system of control was run through the "work unit", when almost everybody worked for the state. The party mostly acted through work supervisors, rather than cops. That started to come apart once there were more private employers. The social credit system is an attempt to get back that level of control. It's going to be interesting to see how this works out.
  - ilamont 8y ago
    > It's the gamification of authoritarianism. ... It's going to be interesting to see how this works out. And like all gamification systems, it's already being gamed. The citizens and enforcers who figure out the tricks win, everyone else suffers, and resentment builds.
    - kkarakk 8y ago
      good,china needs a regime change.their status quo has been propped up artificially for too long
      - Animats 8y ago
        By what? China's 5-10% annual growth in standard of living makes up for a lot.

it doesn't apply in 2018? ;) anyways, the rules here are "randomly" applied... it's a bit like a "communist" country... it has a bunch of rules but they are being applied selectively.

dang 8y ago
That's mostly because we don't see everything. If you or anyone notices a case that needs taking care of, please let us know at hn@ycombinator.com.
- shawn 8y ago
  No, in this case they're right: the rules are randomly applied depending on your mood. It's nice that people are starting to notice. I don't think they were talking about editing titles. If it were something as mundane as that, no one would complain.
- trumped 8y ago
  have you thought about implementing software solutions to optimize your omnipotency? seems like a lot of it could be automated...

forkLding 8y ago

The article this was translated from was written in 2015

Animats 8y ago
That's important, because China hadn't rolled out the "social credit" system back then. China has a new approach to control. It's not Orwellian. It's not the USSR's. It's not a police state. It's a new thing. It's the gamification of authoritarianism. The previous system of control was run through the "work unit", when almost everybody worked for the state. The party mostly acted through work supervisors, rather than cops. That started to come apart once there were more private employers. The social credit system is an attempt to get back that level of control. It's going to be interesting to see how this works out.
- ilamont 8y ago
  > It's the gamification of authoritarianism. ... It's going to be interesting to see how this works out. And like all gamification systems, it's already being gamed. The citizens and enforcers who figure out the tricks win, everyone else suffers, and resentment builds.
  - kkarakk 8y ago
    good,china needs a regime change.their status quo has been propped up artificially for too long
    - Animats 8y ago
      By what? China's 5-10% annual growth in standard of living makes up for a lot.