Whut’s the Whuffie?
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Sorry… I haven’t read that. Thanks I guess?
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You should, as it’s an excellent book. Most certain put @doctorow on the map and by extension BB…
I just assumed that most folks here are at least partially familiar with Cory’s work, given that he helped build an audience for the BB… Maybe I should not do that.
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Today I Learned, too.
- Whuffie, a form of digital social reputation, replaces money and is a constantly updated rating that measures how much esteem and respect other people have for a person. This rating system determines who gets the few scarce items, like the best housing, a table in a crowded restaurant, or a good place in a queue for a theme park attraction.
Wasn’t that a Black Mirror episode?
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Yes?
But I’d argue that it entered our popular imaginations in part due to D&OITMK…
Anyways… here’s a like…
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I miss him. And the more time goes by the more new people here will be like “Cory who?”
Makes me a little sad.
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Yeah, but at least people get to discover a great book…
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And increasingly the reality in China.
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Took a while for me until the penny dropped as I first knew the Whuffie as Woppel.
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I’m not really all that new, but still have a lot to learn
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And an episode of Community
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Oh yeah sorry, that wasn’t really directed at you so much as just a general sigh about the march of time. I recognize you from all your awesome posts in the crafts threads!
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You can read it, free, on your devices, at cory doctorow’s site: https://craphound.com/down/download/
(I recommend the HTML version, which nicely converts into any format for any e-reader)
these days cory isn’t involved in boingboing but continues his privacy advocacy over at Pluralistic, his solo blog: https://pluralistic.net/
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And of course he cosplayed this for the EFF Pioneer Award.
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Cory has been a recurring character in plenty of XKCDs
Randall credits him with the idea to make a freely shared online comic
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