Eastern Standard Tribe universe
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The Eastern Standard Tribe universe is the near-future, networked world setting of Cory Doctorow’s novel "Eastern Standard Tribe," where global time zones shape culture, allegiance, and conflict.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
|---|---|
| Eastern Standard Tribe universe canonical | 1 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T7421610 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
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Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eastern Standard Tribe universe Context triple: [Art Berry, universe, Eastern Standard Tribe universe]
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A.
Empire universe
The Empire universe is the fictional setting of the television drama series "Empire," centered on the Lyon family and their hip-hop music and entertainment empire.
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B.
Faraway Tree universe
The Faraway Tree universe is the whimsical fantasy world created by Enid Blyton, centered on an enormous magical tree whose ever-changing lands at its top are inhabited by eccentric characters like Moon-Face, Silky the Fairy, and the Saucepan Man.
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C.
StarWorld
StarWorld is a casino and entertainment brand operated by Galaxy Entertainment Group, best known for its luxury gaming and hospitality offerings in Macau.
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D.
Good Times universe
The Good Times universe is the fictional setting of the 1970s American sitcom "Good Times," centered on the lives of the Evans family in a Chicago housing project.
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E.
After the Fall universe
The After the Fall universe is a post-apocalyptic virtual reality game world filled with mutated creatures, scavenged technology, and cooperative survival gameplay.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
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Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: Eastern Standard Tribe universe Target entity description: The Eastern Standard Tribe universe is the near-future, networked world setting of Cory Doctorow’s novel "Eastern Standard Tribe," where global time zones shape culture, allegiance, and conflict.
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A.
Empire universe
The Empire universe is the fictional setting of the television drama series "Empire," centered on the Lyon family and their hip-hop music and entertainment empire.
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B.
Faraway Tree universe
The Faraway Tree universe is the whimsical fantasy world created by Enid Blyton, centered on an enormous magical tree whose ever-changing lands at its top are inhabited by eccentric characters like Moon-Face, Silky the Fairy, and the Saucepan Man.
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C.
StarWorld
StarWorld is a casino and entertainment brand operated by Galaxy Entertainment Group, best known for its luxury gaming and hospitality offerings in Macau.
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D.
Good Times universe
The Good Times universe is the fictional setting of the 1970s American sitcom "Good Times," centered on the lives of the Evans family in a Chicago housing project.
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E.
After the Fall universe
The After the Fall universe is a post-apocalyptic virtual reality game world filled with mutated creatures, scavenged technology, and cooperative survival gameplay.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
fictional universe
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literary setting ⓘ |
| appearsIn | Eastern Standard Tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| associatedWork | Cory Doctorow bibliography NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| centralConcept |
Eastern Standard Tribe
NERFINISHED
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time-zone-based tribes ⓘ |
| centralConflict |
competition between time-zone tribes
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loyalty versus self-interest ⓘ |
| centralTheme |
globalization of work
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impact of networks on identity ⓘ surveillance and monitoring in networked systems ⓘ trust and betrayal in digital environments ⓘ |
| containsFaction |
Eastern Standard Tribe
NERFINISHED
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Greenwich Mean Tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ other time-zone-aligned tribes ⓘ |
| copyrightHolder | Cory Doctorow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| createdBy | Cory Doctorow NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| definingFeature |
gamified and adversarial corporate culture
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location-independent work and collaboration ⓘ online tribes aligned with time zones ⓘ social and cultural organization around time zones ⓘ ubiquitous network connectivity ⓘ |
| economicStructure |
companies exploiting time-zone advantages
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knowledge work distributed across time zones ⓘ |
| genre |
near-future fiction
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science fiction ⓘ |
| hasProtagonistFrom | Eastern Standard Tribe NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| influencedBy |
globalization
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internet culture ⓘ open-source and hacker culture ⓘ |
| languageOfWork | English ⓘ |
| medium | novel ⓘ |
| narrativeFocus |
corporate and economic conflict
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global time zones ⓘ networked societies ⓘ tribal allegiance ⓘ |
| narrativeMode | first-person perspective ⓘ |
| portrays |
psychological effects of constant connectivity
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tension between physical location and virtual allegiance ⓘ |
| primarySettingRegion |
North America
NERFINISHED
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United Kingdom NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| publicationContext | early 21st-century science fiction ⓘ |
| socialStructure |
informal online communities with strong allegiance
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tribes organized by preferred time zone ⓘ |
| targetAudience | adult readers ⓘ |
| technologyLevel |
advanced mobile communication devices
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pervasive wireless networking ⓘ real-time global collaboration tools ⓘ |
| timePeriod | near future ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: Eastern Standard Tribe universe Description of subject: The Eastern Standard Tribe universe is the near-future, networked world setting of Cory Doctorow’s novel "Eastern Standard Tribe," where global time zones shape culture, allegiance, and conflict.
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