@danicaswanson

Well said, both of you. In general I think gift economies should be considered as a complement to market economies, not an "alternative" to them. Speculation and markets have their place. But I agree with you both: actual value creation comes first, and markets "need to stay in their lane" (love that phrasing) rather than extracting most of the value created by the gift and turning it into private profit.

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