What PieFed's "social credit system" actually does - PieFed
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Just like Reddit, PieFed keeps track of how many upvotes and downvotes your posts receive and the net value of all the votes received is called your “reputation” (Reddit calls it “karma”). This is not shown in the UI anywhere (except to administrators), to dissuade the karma-farming behavior common on Reddit. Reputation is not a […]

Just like Reddit, PieFed keeps track of how many upvotes and downvotes your posts receive and the net value of all the votes received is called your “reputation” (Reddit calls it “karma”). This is not shown in the UI anywhere (except to administrators), to dissuade the karma-farming behavior common on Reddit. Reputation is not a game or status symbol, it is a mechanic for enhancing trust and safety on PieFed.

Some people have criticized PieFed for this, calling it a “social credit system” similar to the one in China so I thought it’d be good to explain exactly what it does so people don’t need to guess or rely on hearsay.

      • comrademiao@piefed.socialEnglish
        118·
        2 months ago

        I’ve lived in China, done field work in China, and I’m a PhD candidate on China. You educate yourself beyond a one second search. Yet another reason to avoid online discourse with bozos like yourself.

        Wikipedia says it, so it must be true.

        Edit: Actually, read your own link

        https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Social_credit_system#Misconceptions

        This is the AI brain that is making profs retire left and right.

        • keepthepace@tarte.nuage-libre.frEnglish
          103·
          2 months ago

          I’ve lived in France most of my life and I am still discovering some of the fucked up things that the French government does.

          Do not assume you know China because you live there.

          Actually, it is usually easier to know the evil side of the country you live in from the outside.

          • comrademiao@piefed.socialEnglish
            34·
            2 months ago

            Did you not read past the first sentence fragment? Fieldwork and PhD candidate on China. I didn’t assume. You did.

    • Rimu@piefed.socialOPMEnglish
      31·
      2 months ago

      Yes I should have said “similar to what people in the west think China has” but that’s not the focus of the blog post. Instead I just linked to the wikipedia article which is pretty clear about that.