Low social caste in Hindu culture; performed tasks that were considered polluting- street sweeping, removal of human waste, and tanning

They had camaraderie - they were in a tough life together - which made their lives less depressing

A more perfect humanity through technology

kicking Deon out of their score gang, Imani felt what she said was untrue and offensive

social position achieved solely based on personal ability and achievement

standard of living went down, poverty rates went up

You couldn't work the systems (slavery, gender bias, caste systems), but you could take the system down

because if you have a good score you have more choice - it is no longer about money

The society becomes unstable - meeting of failing wages, rising unemployment vs a bunch of really, really rich people

Africans were judged to be low and unworthy of same rights as whites. There was no way out

Hindu and Indian, Japanese, baekjeong in Korea, kahunas of Hawaii

with gender inequality, racism, caste systems etc - you can't work your up from male to female or one caste to another, whereas the score allowed people to work