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originally posted by: Aazadan
The truth is, I think a system like this would be fantastic in the US as a way to encourage competitiveness among the population and force people to be better.
originally posted by: theatreboy
We have a system now...it is not perfect, but it is called capitalism.
Work hard, be fair with those around you, and you will do fine.
When you expect to take from everyone else, you don't rise up...it is that simple.
originally posted by: burntheships
Too many online trolls for this to ever be accurate.
And besides. why follow a communist regime in it's totalitarian agenda?
originally posted by: hopenotfeariswhatweneed
How can you think this is a good idea...are you even human ?
originally posted by: wylekat
a reply to: Aazadan
If I wanted to be scored, I'd have signed up for a game. I get ranking in online games. This points to 'life' being nothing more than an online game. Hence, the simulation CT rears its ugly head, because this points to it as a definite possibility.
originally posted by: Subaeruginosa
a reply to: Aazadan
Pretty sure the western world in general has already enacted the exact "citizen scoring" system your proposing... except, its generally regulated by the various socially acceptable groups within society, rather than any central government entity.
originally posted by: Nothin
Eugenics in slow-motion, sounds like a NWO, globalist wet-dream.
originally posted by: Aazadan
originally posted by: theatreboy
We have a system now...it is not perfect, but it is called capitalism.
Work hard, be fair with those around you, and you will do fine.
When you expect to take from everyone else, you don't rise up...it is that simple.
The most successful products (in this case, people) are not the highest quality products, they are the most cost effective products. That can encourage poor long term habits.
For example, look at the housing situation in the Bay Area. Everyone wants to live in the city, this is encouraging people to make extremely poor financial decisions which will eventually be catastrophic to everyone who lives in that area, due to a series of poor individual decisions. The best solution in such a case, is to introduce an outside agent that can discourage those poor choices.
Or, to give another example: People buy into the BS from Alex Jones, but never admit to it publicly. This is subverting our nations rationality. If you associate with Alex Jones, you should be forced to do so in a public setting without anonymity. When people have social pressure to keep them in line, they are more discerning with who they associate with. That in turn creates more credible social circles, and less nonsense getting spewed. By removing the anonymous side of things, individuals will self censor and put to rest the whole fake news epidemic.
originally posted by: Dwoodward85
My main reason is simply because people will become skeptical of all and every one, they will not do good for the sake of doing good but to claim to be better and when one person in a family or house, street or wherever they are gets a better score than the other jealousy will rise and become a problem country wide. You would see people setting other people up on a large scale, you would see people fearful of others because of what those other people might need to do to be seen as being "better" than the others.
If everyone is suddenly good and pay no tax then who pays the tax because you know who'll end up paying for all the needs of everyone right? Those who can't rig the system, those who can't be seen as doing good.
An easier system is this: Everyone do their part. Wake up. Go to work. Pay your taxes. Look after your families and communities. Better yourself and others around you. Try to live happy and healthy as you can and follow the rules and laws of the land.
(Personally I have a belief that there needs to be some form of protection from certain wants and needs, maybe a national wage where everyone is paid enough for housing and basic needs because with no fear of being homeless and going without food means we can concentrate on other things and doing jobs that pay very little because we don't worry about basic things but that's a pipe dream which I don't think could work in the real world).