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by Animats 2471 days ago
Wait until DNA reading gets cheap enough to be used for this. Then we can downgrade the social credit scores of litterers.
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Most of the people I see litter in SF already have zero social credit and don't look like they're trying to earn any.
I'm imagining a future where you can inject drugs using govt provided syringes while defecating in the street no problem, but if you drop a cigarette butt we'll track you down and arrest you for littering.
Government-run programs almost always take the form of needle exchanges. By requiring their return, they actually prevent littering.
Future? This is current SF! :)