We may be entering a new golden age of cyber fratenralism. Steemit functions like a reputation based stake weighted fraternity. It probably wont be the last version of one but it seems to be the first successful mutual aid or benefit society on a blockchain.

I have a lot more to say about this so there will likely be a part 2 or version 2 with a bit more details from history. Other writers might want to dig into the history of mutual aid societies to find examples of people through history who were helped or what function they served not just in the United States but globally.