China Just Launched the Most Frightening Game Ever — and Soon It Will Be Mandatory

Antimedia ^ | December 21, 2015 | Claire Bernish

[Dallas59]

(ANTIMEDIA) 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.”

[i_robot73]

Well, it opens a whole new economy: ‘credit’ farming (ala gold farming for World of Warcraft and the like)

Real $$ for virtual praises = rice/beans > what the $$ could have bought

What’s not to like?

[indthkr]

"DNC dream...."

GOPe too, no doubt.

[Kommodor]

And increased chocolate rations if you go to the town hall and genuflect to the Chairman Mao statue at least twice a day.

Huzzah.

[PIF]

Hillary and Bernie are all over it. Hillary’s version includes donations to a builtin funding mechanism; Bernie’s version includes a vacation to a training camp for people who score too low.

The race is on ...

[bgill]

I’m already in the negative numbers merely by being on FR.

[arthurus]

I suspect we are already being scored by the government and it will at some point become explicit.