{"id":199,"date":"2011-06-26T09:14:00","date_gmt":"2011-06-26T16:14:00","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/bone-in-the-throat.com\/Blog\/?p=199"},"modified":"2021-08-26T18:30:34","modified_gmt":"2021-08-27T01:30:34","slug":"bad-spooky-bad","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/bone-in-the-throat.com\/Blog\/2011\/06\/26\/bad-spooky-bad\/","title":{"rendered":"Bad… Spooky bad"},"content":{"rendered":"

I read this article<\/a> this morning and it sent chills down my spine.<\/p>\n

This is bad ju ju… very very bad ju ju.<\/p>\n

Apparently in addition to having to worry about your credit score (BTW… a completely subjective, fictitious number anymore after the banking \/ mortgage disaster…) now you’re going to be graded, rated and judged on your influence score.<\/p>\n

Yep, Your Facebook, Twitter, and LinkedIn accounts now are going to be used to create an influence rating. That rating may be used by others to decide if you’re worthy of perks. The article suggests that perhaps even jobs would be offered or withheld based on your influence score.<\/p>\n

Klout<\/a> allows you to log in a see your score right now. I didn’t check mine…<\/p>\n

Personally, I see this as a very good reason<\/span> to delete all my social media accounts so that I’m not in the system and therefore not scored.<\/p>\n

I could see a situation 20 years in the future… “Oh no sir we’re not allowed to perform medical procedures on you… Yes Sir, I understand you have enough cash but your influence score is just too low. You’re not relevant enough to continue to live. NEXT! Please sir, step aside for someone who is more motivational.”<\/p>\n

After all, we all know just how well the credit scoring system worked. If your credit score is too low you couldn’t buy houses, or cars, or get credit cards. That way the financial system in the United States is protected from bad debt. YEAH RIGHT!<\/p>\n

Folks we need to move away from shit like this!<\/p>\n

Already some employers are asking for your social media accounts and blog addresses as part of the application process.<\/p>\n

If an HR person doesn’t like something they see, or you don’t “friend” them fast enough you can loose job opportunities. It’s no longer about what you can do for the company…  it’s about your personal life as well.<\/p>\n

We need to start dealing with each other Face to Face again. Arbitrary indexing and scoring is simply another way to strip us of our humanity<\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Maybe I’m wrong here but this just feels like a very slippery slope.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

I read this article this morning and it sent chills down my spine. This is bad ju ju… very very bad ju ju. Apparently in addition to having to worry about your credit score (BTW… a completely subjective, fictitious number anymore after the banking \/ mortgage disaster…) now you’re going to be graded, rated and … <\/p>\n

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