(pricetags can very well include models like chinas social credit score)
Maybe something like the fictional version of china's social credit scores, however almost all actual articles
about china's actual social credit concept are so misreported as to be meaningless
Basically the "media" version is something that would be unwieldy and wouldn't even accomplish anything that the chinese government would remotely be interested in. No government gives a shit how many hours a day you're playing video games, or about your ranking on dating sites, or almost any of the other shit commonly claimed (falsely) to be part of china's social credit system.
https://www.wired.com/story/china-social-credit-score-system/?verso=trueIf you start to read about it, the real goal seems to be because there's a lot of fraud and corruption in China, and this is actually becoming an impediment to
commerce. And boosting commerce is a
believable goal of the chinese government. Trying to micro-manage 1.4 billion people isn't a goal, and the Chinese are pragmatic enough to realize it would cost more than it gains. They care about economic growth, full stop.
See the problems with baby formula, where Chinese people refuse to buy locally made baby formula, so come over to place like Australia, empty out supermarket aisles then fly it back to China to sell. That's the lack of general trust Chinese people have for companies in China. The "social credit" system actually focuses on
businesses and
government officials and that's almost never even mentioned in
any of the articles in the West about the thing:
Pence referenced is a planning document released by China’s chief administrative body five years ago. It calls for the establishment of a nationwide scheme for tracking the trustworthiness of everyday citizens, corporations, and government officials. The Chinese government and state media say the project is designed to boost public confidence and fight problems like corruption and business fraud. Western critics often see social credit instead as an intrusive surveillance apparatus for punishing dissidents and infringing on people’s privacy.
Rather than being about policing people as
consumers, it's more about generating a trustworthiness score for corporations, banks, government departments, and individuals but more towards their trustworthiness to
trade with. Hence, why in every valid story the focus is on actual
monetary debt. The actual system is in fact 100% geared towards such things as you get a bad score if your someone who never pays back your debts, rather than saying you're a bad person if you e.g. chew gum and walk at the same time.
But many articles say such things as e.g. they will stop you going shopping because you play too many MMOs. But, think rationally. The chinese government
want people to go shopping, as much as possible. And couldn't give a fuck about MMOs: If you're at home playing MMOs you're not out causing trouble.