Itmightseemlike a weirdepisodeofBlackMirror, butatsomepointlaterthisyearin 2020 thelargestcountryintheworldissettorollout a nationwidesystemverysimilartothisconceptthatwillaffectthedailylivesofover 17% ofthehumanpopulation.
Inperhapsthemostambitioussocialexperimentundertakeninthe 21stcentury, citizenswithhigherscorescanexpect a multitudeofsocialbenefits, whilecitizenswithlowerscorescanexpect a multitudeofsocialpunishments.
Butwhat I find a lotmoreinterestingthantheactivitiesthatcanraiseyourscore, though, arethevariousfunactivitiesthatcanloweritsunderthecurrentregionalpilotinthecityofSuzu.
Ifthatendsupfindingitswayintothefinalsystem, otherthingsthatcannegativelyaffectyourscorethatmightfindtheirwayintothefinalsystemincludethingslikeparticipatinginanythingonthislistofgroupsthatChinaconsiders a culton.
Which, tobefair, isactuallykindofreasonable, butalsothingslikeorderingtakeoutwithoutpickingituporschedulingsomethinglike a doctor's appointmentor a hotelreservationandnotshowingupalongwithotherthings, likenotsortingyourwasteproperlyorcommittingtrafficviolationslikeJaywalkingorrunning a redlights.
Ifenoughofthesedogrelatedtransgressionstakeplace, thecitycanlegallytakeyourdogawayfromyouandyoucouldgetslappedwithupto a fiveyearbanonowninganyotherdogs.
Andpotentially, a banonpublictransportationingeneral, which, alongwith a banongettinganexitvisa, effectivelytrapstherecipientintobeing a moderndaysurf, unabletoleavetheirland.
Otherpunishmentsincludeanineligibilitytoeholdgovernmentjobs, losingaccesstoprivateschoolsoruniversitieslosingaccessforChildrenattendingprivateschoolsoruniversitiesbeingrestrictedtoeonly a lowspeedInternetconnection, a banonrentinghotelsandtheweirdestofall, potentiallybecomingthesubjectofextensivepublicshamingcampaigns.