What would life be like if everyone was judged on a point system like SE?

^{Got this idea from Antarctica in the Legend series by Marie Lu}

Imagine that we've become so technologically advanced that every person, ages 3 and up, has an implant in their head that tracks everything you do. You get points or reputation when you do good things such as get a good grade on a test, do a good deed for someone, etc. and you lose points when you do bad things like cheat, lie, etc. Also, your points are visible to everyone else (through holograms that come with the implants) just like on SE. Also you are judged by how many points you have, but it does not necessarily determine how successful you will be. For government positions, it is elections, but people will be more likely to vote for you if you have more points. The implant doesn't punish/reward you for your thoughts.

Bad things examples (I don't thing that the good things are very controversial)

• Any type of crime (from today)
• Not loyal to the government (this one's a bit controversial)
• Getting a bad grade

How would society act differently? Would people work harder? What other things would change?

posted about 9 years ago

michaelpri‭

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