The point of the digital currency system isn't just social credit scores either.
It enables them to separate entirely from everything, even debt. They'll track their debt still sure, it's a control device, but it's far easier to fudge a digital currency than a bank and cash system.
When inflation gets too rampant, they can just "change a few zeros", same when interest gets too uppity.
It's absolute control of finances and separating it from the consumers purchasing power.
Boycotting by refusing to buy will no longer work. You will engage in the market comrade. You will buy the bread. You will not know how much it costs one day to the next. You will not know if you are allowed to. You will not know if your A-Coins are still valid when B-Coins come in. You don't know when B-Coins will arrive.
The point of the digital currency system isn't just social credit scores either.
It enables them to separate entirely from everything, even debt. They'll track their debt still sure, it's a control device, but it's far easier to fudge a digital currency than a bank and cash system.
When inflation gets too rampant, they can just "change a few zeros", same when interest gets too uppity.
It's absolute control of finances and separating it from the consumers purchasing power.
Boycotting by refusing to buy will no longer work. You will engage in the market comrade. You will buy the bread. You will not know how much it costs one day to the next. You will not know if you are allowed to. You will not know if your A-Coins are still valid when B-Coins come in. You don't know when B-Coins will arrive.
This is worse than I originally thought.