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Why would he be helped if he truly doesn't give? He speaks about this a little: the person being aided can reciprocate with degrees of humility, dependency,
by 85392_school 9mo ago
Why would he be helped if he truly doesn't give? He speaks about this a little:
the person being aided can reciprocate with degrees of humility, dependency, gratitude, surprise, trust, delight, relief, and amusement
which, at the time, was genuinely valuable [0].
[0] Discussed more at https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46555688 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=46555688
- BrokenCogs 9mo agoDo you donate to a charity expecting reciprocity?
- 85392_school 9mo agoThis comment leaves me confused as to what you believe. Do you believe a man biking across the country "takes and does not give" in a different way from a charity, or was "someone who takes and does not give" simply not meant in a bad way?
- lossyalgo 9mo agoYou left off this part: > It takes some practice to enable this exchange when you don’t feel desperate. Which to me means that he had to fake the reciprocity.