• fne8w2ah@lemmy.world
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    2 年前

    It’s categorically ridiculous how the credit system in good ol’ 'Murica is based on you getting into debt so you can be deemed “trustworthy” by the banks.

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      2 年前

      A system designed to keep you tight om a leash, forever selling your labor to pay off that first debt.

      Categorically ridiculous? Try systemic evil.

    • Aceticon@lemmy.world
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      2 年前

      It’s even more “funny” if you think it’s the very opposite of how old fashioned bank managers used to judge people’s creditworthiness in order to decide if they should get a loan or not, back in the day (and not even that much back: algorithmic loan decisions only became a thing in the late 80s and 90s.).