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Re:Anonymous & Lulz Security Statement to the FBI by walru on Thursday July 21, 2011 @12:55PM (#2790231)
The fact that we're even able to have these thoughtful discussions means that at least we're evolving as a species.

For the sake of our survival, may we eventually get to a point where people are judged more for how they treat others, rather than what they are able to purchase.

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Re:Anonymous & Lulz Security Statement to the FBI by cpeterso on Thursday July 21, 2011 @04:11PM (#2791089)
Cory Doctorow's novel Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom, "whuffie" is the ephemeral, reputation-based currency. The book describes a post-scarcity economy: All the necessities (and most of the luxuries) of life are free. Whuffie has replaced money, providing a motivation for people to do useful and creative things. A person's Whuffie is a general measurement of his or her overall reputation and is gained (or lost) according to a person's favorable (or unfavorable) actions.

https://secure.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/en/wiki/Whuffie

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Re:Anonymous & Lulz Security Statement to the FBI by zer0her0 on Friday July 22, 2011 @12:04PM (#2794068)
That's the one book I haven't read by Cory, I wonder if one can modify bitcoins into this(yea i had to bring up bitcoin, it's hacker news req right?)
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