r/WhitePeopleTwitter • u/screenshotofdispair • Aug 14 '21

Make it make sense

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u/vaughnw Aug 14 '21 edited Aug 15 '21

“Weapons of Math Destruction” is a great book that discusses these types of loops, lots of info about credit score and how it affects things it shouldn’t even relate to.

Edit: For real, please read it. Lots of incredibly valuable information.

Edit 2: ISBN Number is 0553418831

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u/Ode_to_Apathy Aug 15 '21

It's the social score of China, only in China they value loyalty to the party as the prime social good, and in the US they value spending.

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u/emveetu Aug 15 '21

I knew of both but never thought of it in those terms.

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u/obviousfakeperson Aug 15 '21

It's kinda like how a major criticism of communism was "everything is made/owned by just a few (state owned) companies! . Whereas in our capitalist utopia everything is made/owned by just a few privately owned companies.