You've given me another idea for a post. There's something to be unpacked about why reciprocal zapping is so pro-social, in contrast to how empty gifting or receiving cash feels (after a certain age, of course).
I've heard of family secret santa exchanges that devolve into just passing the same gift cards around every year.
That would be a great topic. The intersection of incentives and motivations gets very dicey when it comes to money and esp to social constructions. Most people have a hazy idea that there's a difference btwn 'intrinsic' and 'extrinsic' but that tells you basically nothing except that you should pay attention.
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Yes a great topic to explore the impacts and actions of!
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I’m aghast haha.
But wouldn’t someone have written inside the gift card already? How to pass them around and recycle them?
Good for reducing our carbon footprint though
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