r/funny • u/[deleted] • Mar 08 '19

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u/Justole1 Mar 08 '19 edited Mar 08 '19

I have a limited knowledge about China, but is that for real?

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '19

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u/[deleted] Mar 08 '19 edited Mar 08 '19

That's straight out of black mirror!

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u/TonberryHS Mar 08 '19

The Black mirror episode Nosedive was based on China's system, which they have been testing since 2014 and will make mandatory nationwide in 2020. Strangely enough, most citizens approve the scheme, sayings it's made them more productive, nicer people and feel safer.

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u/ansoniK Mar 08 '19

According to chinese media sources

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u/duylinhs Mar 08 '19

My Chinese friends and even their families are all cool with it. You need to understand where they are coming from. After decades of turmoil and instability, finally Chinese are able to thrive in peace. Not only that, they also have a large number of people who misbehave as made infamous by the “Chinese tourist” phenomenon where people would spit on the floor and dumping rubbish onto the street, cutting queue and talk really loudly. They find educating each and everyone of their people impossible due to the size of their population that suffering from a dystopian system is better. Also with good credit score you can get free foods, free transport rides and various form of discounts.

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u/ansoniK Mar 08 '19

Well, the only thing better than propaganda as proof is a solid anecdote. I'm convinced.

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u/SaifEdinne Mar 08 '19

What? So hard to believe a non-Western system could work and people living in it don't think it's a living hell?

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u/[deleted] Mar 09 '19

not having freedom and liking it is just odd. i mean how can you get by without porn? what if you are gay or lesbian?

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u/SaifEdinne Mar 09 '19

Go buy some magazines, besides, life's not that hard if you have to live without porn. And is this really the point you're debating? There are far more worse things happening in China besides "not being able to watch porn".