Note also that literally all of those negative things can be held against you right here in the U.S. of A. Most of those will get you a ticket or a more serious criminal charge, both of which cost money and hassle to deal with and can impact your access to education, housing, and employment. Even the most mundane stuff -- making reservations and not showing up -- can lead to a private company charging you something or reducing your ability to do stuff in the future. Independent of whether it's a good idea to police these things, the conversation starts at "China is doing stuff the U.S. does," not "China is doing this horrible Black Mirror shit unheard of in the land of the free."
Quite possibly the biggest difference here is that in the U.S. you can't improve your credit score by donating blood or volunteering at a food bank.
Note also that literally all of those negative things can be held against you right here in the U.S. of A. Most of those will get you a ticket or a more serious criminal charge, both of which cost money and hassle to deal with and can impact your access to education, housing, and employment. Even the most mundane stuff -- making reservations and not showing up -- can lead to a private company charging you something or reducing your ability to do stuff in the future. Independent of whether it's a good idea to police these things, the conversation starts at "China is doing stuff the U.S. does," not "China is doing this horrible Black Mirror shit unheard of in the land of the free."
Quite possibly the biggest difference here is that in the U.S. you can't improve your credit score by donating blood or volunteering at a food bank.
Just earn more money, you know the bootstraps thingy. Super easy.
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