Pastabos
Pastabos is a fictional unit of social credit used in speculative fiction and world-building contexts to quantify an individual's or group's contribution to a community. In settings where it appears, pastabos function as a non-monetary currency that governs access to resources, services, and governance rights based on cooperative labor, expertise, and trust rather than market price.
Origin and terminology: The term pastabo is used across different fictional worlds with varying etymologies. In
Economics and mechanics: Pastabos are earned by participating in communal projects, mentoring, caregiving, teaching, or restoring
Social and literary role: Pastabos are a narrative tool to explore reciprocity, power, and resilience. They
See also: social currency, gift economy, time banking, reputational economy.