Fellow Canadian Cory Doctorow (nprofile1qy2hwumn8ghj7un9d3shjtnddaehgu3wwp6kyqpqhykucplphuhelaxutcw4jw3vuu7gcg42czhqmk7jhchs8vdga4fswlqz4x (nprofile…qz4x)) coined the term "whuffie" in his 2003 book “Down and Out in the Magic Kingdom”.
It's like rizz, but isn't about being charming or magnetic. It's like a personal brand, but isn't strategically curated, or about influence.
Whuffie is what you accrue by being a genuinely good, knowledgable, helpful, cool person who looks out for others. It's something you are, not something you put on or make.
AI amplifies the importance of whuffie.
Derek Martin /
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2025-03-21 13:44:28
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2025-03-21 13:44:28Event JSON
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