Got through the first half.. The thing that was of most interest to me was the idea of the "game" wherein human capital is utilized in such a way as to bet on whether an individual will play out their program the way they design.
That reminds me wholly of the relationship that the Greeks believed they had with their gods in antiquity: mere pawns of a higher power to do with as they will. That is very scary and shows the delusions of these "Elites".
Yes, it's like betting on racehorses and watching over your investments and what they eat and their health and their "progress".
Or some compare it to the Sims video game but I'm not too familiar with that.
Every. Little. Thing. Is gamefied for profit.
I can't remember what she said they call that. They can essentially bet on the number of times your shoes hit the pavement and track and trace that with graphene sensors in the soles.
Was it scaling for profit? I think that's it. Here is the definition and I'm pretty sure that it applies:
"Scaling out of a stock lets an investor reduce exposure to a position when momentum seems to be slowing. This strategy allows the investor to take profits while the price is increasing, rather than trying to time the peak price."
I wish she had a glossary for the various euphemisms and financial terms they bandy around and the actual nefarious meaning behind them for everyday folk. Someone should type one up.
And third grade test scores can effect the amount of food you get?
The other thing is, their god, the AI blockchain god, doesn't forgive sins or blot them out. They follow you your whole life.
Alison asked, "Aren't there things you did in middle school you would rather forget?"
With their god, there is no respect for freewill or mercy for past sins.