CHODE ECONOMY
The Chode Economy is MADE’s internal currency system — a playful, community-powered way for queer men to earn recognition, deepen connection, and turn their wellness journey into an evolving story.
What Is the Chode Economy?
Members earn Chodes by participating in wellness activities, engaging in conversations, supporting others, taking risks, and contributing to the culture we’re building. Your Chode score reflects your personal journey — who you are becoming, how you’re growing, and the role you play in this community.
How Members Earn Chodes
Every interaction inside MADE is part of the gamified wellness experience. When you join sessions, open up in conversations, support someone through a hard moment, or step into leadership roles, you earn Chodes. Over time, your Chode score becomes a narrative — a record of your choices, your courage, and the new story you’re writing about your body, your desire, and your wellness.
How Chodes Support the Community
The Chode Economy also helps us recognize the contributions of volunteers and community leaders. A portion of value generated within the ecosystem may be used to support community rewards, with contributions recognized through discretionary cash and non-cash benefits. As the community grows, the people who help build it grow with it.
Your wellness story starts here. Step in and make it your own.
The MADE community prototype operates as a unified Chode-based system designed to measure contribution, coordinate participation, and align incentives across the cooperative. Chodes are the single measurement framework used throughout the ecosystem. They are non-transferable, earned through participation and work, and exist to reward effort, responsibility, and care.
The Chode system is organized into three functional layers. Each layer serves a distinct purpose while remaining part of the same cooperative economy.
Layer A: Operational Chodes
Operational Chodes measure real labor and responsibility required to run the cooperative. This layer applies to staff, leadership, contractors, and core operators across Product, Operations, Community, Roles, and Board-supported functions.
Operational Chodes are budgeted quarterly by the Board and distributed by quadrant leaders based on clearly defined scopes of work. They track sustained contribution, accountability, and execution over time.
Layer B: Community Chodes
Community Chodes measure participation, creativity, care, and engagement within the MADE community. This layer powers the gamified experience of the cooperative and is open to all members, volunteers, and community participants.
Community Chodes are earned by building spaces, hosting events, participating in quests, contributing creatively, supporting others, and sustaining the culture of the community. They are spent on access, events, perks, entertainment, and experiences within the ecosystem.
Layer C: Investor Chodes
Investor Chodes are reserved for seasoned professionals who contribute high-caliber skills, leadership, operational expertise, or strategic capital to the cooperative. These individuals are referred to as Investors not because they are purchasing ownership, but because they are investing time, skill, and responsibility into building the organization.
Investor Chodes are earned, not sold. Participation in this layer requires active membership in the cooperative and ongoing contribution. Investor Chodes are distributed through invitation and review, based on demonstrated alignment, execution, and long-term commitment.