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RE: The Steemit Gift Economy: What is it all about and what can you offer?
So essentially, its a barter system. Where I give you something, and you give me something.
However, what you give me, isn't worth what I give you. Meaning, I will have to give you something more in return.
Interesting outlook. However, I don't think it will work in our society. Maybe in a small forum, such as steemit, and then can be grown to include everyone who joins steemit, but not on society as a whole.
Human's are inherently greedy.
oh yeah, I don't think it can work in 'society', we've gone too far down the wrong path.
Well not really bartering as such. When you post a blog, you are sending it out there free of charge, as a gift. The quality of the gift, how useful/required it is, could well be rewarded accordingly - or not as the case may be.
Visibility of the gift, and your status in the community, are also variables to be considered...
Thanks for the comments :)