Timeline for Name of sci-fi story about a favors-based, cashless society?
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| Nov 15, 2023 at 22:50 | comment | added | Highly Irregular | Ha, this came to mind for me too. It was certainly an innovative story! | |
| Nov 15, 2023 at 21:49 | comment | added | bob1 | @DavidW Yeah, I agree no "You scratch my back..." and no banking of whuffie. Also agree on your assessment of Doctorow, which I have found holds true in the few works that I have read. Merely OK stories, some interesting concepts, but can't guess Doctorow's position on them from the story. | |
| Nov 15, 2023 at 21:28 | comment | added | DavidW | I would argue it doesn't match, because "whuffie" is more reputation coin than favour trading - you can't bank whuffie, as the protagonist finds out to his chagrin. Plus you can't just do a favour for someone to get a favour back; if they simply decide they don't like/respect you, you wasted your time. (One of the reasons I don't like the book is that I can't quite convince myself that Doctorow intends it to be read as dystopian.) | |
| Nov 15, 2023 at 21:23 | history | answered | bob1 | CC BY-SA 4.0 |