It seems to me that, whatever the “gift economy” is, an important part of it should be a tactful silence with regard to the gift. A withholding. A choice on the part of the giver not to repeatedly announce “the gift”.
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Replying to @DGozli
Certainly. The giver learns not to trumpet *being* the giver; that is the necessary element of gracefulness. And the recipient learns how to gracefully receive without apology or reservation or a bone caught in the throat. Thus what is being shown, without telling, is love.
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Replying to @andrewjtaggart
I think I understand. At the same time, such a smooth transition sounds rehearsed. The bone in my throat tells me I have never been here, that i have received love without having expected it or asked for it. The “bone” is a sign of an authentic and unrehearsed love.
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I am skeptical about the possibility of a “cargo cult” gift economy, based on my assumption that acts of love cannot be imitated. I believe that each act of love is the first and the last of its kind.
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