Evan Edwards: “Oh, and the concept of Whuffie originates in science fiction…”

Evan Edwards @EvanEdwards1h

Oh, and the concept of Whuffie originates in science fiction (Cory Doctorow coined it in a novel) as a means to manage reputation in a post-scarcity society. It has been written about extensively since then. Here's a very old essay covering it. https://lawver.net/2009/10/an_introduction/

lawver.netAn Introduction to Whuffie100% AI-free half-assed writing hand crafted by Kevin Lawver about programming, life, cooking and random nonsense.

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Wendell Adriel @WendellAdriel1h

Oooh nice, will check this out!

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