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Why a Social Credit Score is an Empty and Dangerous Notion

Waxing UnLyrical

Back in 2007, my co-founder, David, and I kicked around ideas fairly similar to what Klout does today. I’m a fierce competitor on FourSquare (though neither my friends on 4sq or I read anything into our scores), but there really is no real actionable data we can find outside of the social game built around raising your score above friends.

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