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Greetings. So, intro. I want to bring up something about this week's discussion question on the social credit system. This is under political sociology, the final topic. The reason why I bring this up in particular is because in the past, what students have done, and I don't like it, and I don't want you to do it, is bring up ChatGPT.
So, the question asked, "Do you..." This is why I emphasized in the, uh, in the forum, "Do you think the social credit system that is currently present in China would work in the United States? Why or why not?" I'm asking for your informed opinion. Don't do this, ChatGPT. Don't use ChatGPT.
So, I'm showing you what ChatGPT will say because I don't want to see any of this. So, I asked ChatGPT the question, "Why are I not, uh, implementing a social..." This is what it says: "Implementing a social credit system like the one in China in the United States would face significant challenges and likely encounter strong resistance from both citizens and policymakers." I don't even want to see that sentence. Some students, believe it or not, have used that sentence.
Here are some reasons why:
Cultural differences. Each, each one of these that are bold, I've seen mentioned in individualized, first-person discussion responses, right? Cultural differences. The Chinese culture has historically placed high value on conformity and social harmony, which aligns with the objectives of the social credit system. In contrast, the United States has a strong emphasis on individual freedoms and park privacy rights, making such a system incompatible with American values.
Privacy concerns. The social credit system relies heavily on surveillance technologies to monitor individuals' behavior, including their online activities and social interactions. In the United States, there are strict legal protections for privacy rights, and any attempt to implement mass surveillance would face legal challenges and public backlash. I've seen students use that word for word, not your words.
Civil liberties. The social credit system often involves punishing individuals for behavior deemed undesirable by the government, such as criticizing the regime or engaging in dissent. This raises serious concerns about the freedom of speech and other civil liberties guaranteed by the US Constitution.
Trusting government. Trusted government institutions. The United States is relatively low compared to China. Many Americans would be wary of giving the government extensive powers to monitor and control their behavior, especially given historical abuses of power and concerns about government overreach.
Political opposition. Any attempt to implement a social credit system in the United States would face fierce political opposition from both sides of the aisle. Libertarians and civil liberties advocates would oppose it on principle, while progressives would likely argue that it disproportionately targets marginalized communities and exacerbates existing social inequalities.
Overall, and I've seen this, this paragraph, maybe some have used it word for word, others have paraphrased. Overall, while certain aspects of the social credit system, such as incentivizing positive behavior through rewards, might be appealing in theory, fundamental differences in culture, legal frameworks, I've seen legal frameworks used, your own informed opinion, yes, why I can speak for legal frameworks, legal frameworks and values between China and the United States might or make it unlikely that such a system would be feasible or acceptable to the American public. No, no, no, no. I, I don't want to see if it's feasible or acceptable to the American public in a response. I want to see what you say.
I give an example. My particular example: privacy concerns, right? Privacy concerns. People like their privacy, right? Then, then, then why they use this all the time. Case in point, he this all the time. They film like this, most of the time, right? Not like this. I am a member of Gold's Gym in Washington D.C. Okay? G... inside the male adult male locker room, male locker room, and I saw a guy filming in the locker room. He thought it was fine. Once I saw him, I stepped back. You, I was going to step out and not be bothered, but not be bothered. But what happened? He actually decided to put his phone away and walk out. But there have been times when some haven't. Okay?
So, I step out into the after I get myself ready for, you know, to do workout, cardio workout. I step out out into the main area. On the ground, subground floor, they have two subgrounds where the free weights are. That's where the locker rooms are. What do I see? Someone set up one of those ring lights and a tripod in the gym. Anything? Think it's fine. This was a crowded gym, unfortunately. I went there this Saturday about 5:00 during spring. I had to walk around. No, I walked around. I didn't want to be on camera. I just didn't, didn't want to be on camera. So, okay.
And then I walk around this way, and then there's a person. I don't know what she was doing, but she was filming something, walking around with her phone like this. Since it's like this, it must have been on Insta scam or TikTok, like this. I had to walk around her. I guess I didn't have to. I could just walk right through, right? Care less, like some people do, or couldn't care less. As I started stepping up the stairs, there was a bunch of females, say females, biological adult females, as they presented themselves, such jumping up and down in the corner, not by any weight machine, the pulley machines here. There was some, uh, plate-driven machines here, but off to that corner, they were just there jumping up and down, holding their phones and filming in the gym.
Privacy concerns, right? Remember I mentioned the socialization process, and I also talk about the mechanism itself, how our, so the core aspect of who we are, social beings, is incorporated into the me, and it usually takes place through the early parts of socialization, but it also takes place throughout adulthood. The point I'm getting at here is that it's an intergenerational process. So, you'll have one generation, like X, mine, who kind of finds filming in even semi-private places revolting. G, uh, Z, excuse me, Z and Millennials, however, don't find it so much so because they grew up in an environment where this started to become a part of the norm that became incorporated into their me. So, subsequent generations will say, "Hey, what privacy concerns?" There is no presumption of privacy in public, which is true. But now there'll be no presumption of privacy in semi-public. You have some people who even film in their own homes and post it online. They think it's great.
But, but according to at least what ChatGPT says, you know, people push for privacy rights now. Yes, certain segments of the population do. But future generations, future segments, it probably won't. That's why I have, you know, about the socialization process, you should know this. Above laypeople know about the mechanism of the self. Nonetheless, that is me providing a specific example, my own example, right? Which is what you should do.
So, what I say that a social credit system would be a good thing or a bad thing? H, I leave that up to you to decide. I would just provide my own example as to why I would say it would be either a good or a bad thing. I guess one can argue both ways in that case. Because if you say a social credit system is a good thing, then it could be that those who film themselves like that in semi-private places without public permission, without the permission of those around them, their social credit score would go down. They would know not to do that, right? That would be a good thing in that case. Advocating for a social credit system to be against the social credit system, using that particular example, would be to say that people wouldn't be allowed the freedom to film even in public because we had have cameras around. You have cameras, why do you need people filming just for every little thing that's unnecessary? Like I said, it can go either way. You can argue it either way. But provide your own specific example.
All right. So, I don't want to see any of that what I just read from ChatGPT. I don't want to see that in your discussion response.