The Bitchun Society
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The Bitchun Society is a post-scarcity, reputation-based future society from Cory Doctorow’s novel "Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom," where death is obsolete and social capital replaces money.
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| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional concept
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fictional society ⓘ post-scarcity society ⓘ reputation-based economy ⓘ |
| appearsInWork | Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| countryOfOrigin | Canada ⓘ |
| createdBy | Cory Doctorow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| currencyType | Whuffie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| depictedInGenre | science fiction ⓘ |
| feature |
abundance of material goods
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automated production ⓘ body cloning ⓘ continuous backups of consciousness ⓘ cultural emphasis on Whuffie ⓘ gamified social status ⓘ high technological advancement ⓘ lack of traditional money ⓘ mind uploading ⓘ networked reputation system ⓘ non-scarcity of basic needs ⓘ obsolete death ⓘ peer-based governance norms ⓘ post-scarcity economy ⓘ reduced economic inequality ⓘ reputation incentives for cooperation ⓘ reputation-based currency ⓘ resurrection after death ⓘ social capital as currency ⓘ ubiquitous network connectivity ⓘ |
| hasTheme |
alternative economic systems
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death and identity ⓘ digital consciousness ⓘ immortality ⓘ post-scarcity economics ⓘ reputation as capital ⓘ social networks ⓘ social reputation ⓘ technology and society ⓘ |
| influences |
discussions of post-scarcity futures
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discussions of reputation economies ⓘ |
| introducedIn | 2003 ⓘ |
| languageOfOrigin | English ⓘ |
| narrativeRole | primary setting of Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom ⓘ |
| timePeriodInFiction | future ⓘ |
| usesConcept | Whuffie NERFINISHED ⓘ |
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