🧡 What is Favor, exactly?

Favor is a decentralized trust economy. It lets people earn and exchange credit (called Favor) for acts of help — like giving a ride, babysitting, or fixing a leaky faucet. You earn Favor by helping someone; you give Favor when someone helps you.

🪙 Is Favor like money?

Not exactly. Favor can’t be bought or sold — it can only be earned by fulfilling a real need. It’s a currency of trust, not wealth. Unlike money, it can’t be extracted or hoarded. Favor isn’t a business. It’s a public utility built on mutual care.

🛠 How is Favor different from time banking or local exchange systems?

Favor builds on ideas from time banking and mutual credit systems but adds:

• Multi-layered circles (family, town, global)
• Reputation (Favor Score) vs. spending balance (Favor Balance)
• Public ledgers and moderation to maintain fairness
• Favor can't be bought or sold — it's earned through meaningful help, not hoarded or resold for power
• Planned verification tools (ID, background checks) to improve safety

📊 What’s the difference between Favor Score and Favor Balance?

• Favor Score is your total contribution — it reflects how much you’ve given over time. It’s a measure of trust and reputation.
• Favor Balance is how much Favor you currently have to spend — based on how much help you’ve received from others.

Your score never goes down when you spend Favor. You’re not punished for needing help. Favor Score builds up through service; Favor Balance flows in and out based on exchange.

🚫 Can people game the system or give each other fake Favor?