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Indeed. IMO the article draws the exact opposite conclusion from what they should get their expert friend, something that is not which they likely know little a
by cercatrova 4y ago
Indeed. IMO the article draws the exact opposite conclusion from what they should get their expert friend, something that is not which they likely know little about.
- dymk 4y agoThe coffee friend appreciates the thought that went into the naïve gift, even if it’s not exactly what they would have picked out themselves.
- cercatrova 4y agoThe sibling comment explains it better than I can (https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33352385 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=33352385) and I feel basically the same way. I will feel grateful but it's just a waste on both sides of its not something I'll use, done for the sake of societal niceness, but I find it sad to think of all the waste it's created. There's a reason regifting is popular and even parodied in media.