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Social Behaviour: The Gifting Protocol
The Gift protocol is a non-voluntary strategy to affirm and strengthen the moral bonds of society.
It is a competitive, formal game that diminishes the pure value of gifts and makes it into a set of rules.
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The Psychology Of Exchanging Gifts
According to French anthropologist Marcel Mauss, gift-giving carries many legal, moral, economical and spiritual aspects, and is significant for the whole social fabric. Many ancient cultures follow the intricate rules of gift exchange, which is not a voluntary act, but rather a ...
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The Rules Of Social Gift Exchange
- Gift-giving is a moral act, with social consequences if done incorrectly. If one signals that he or she is not doing the ‘presents’ thing, the person is then banished from this formality.
- Receiving shoddy gifts with a warm 'thank you' is a part of the ritual based on pretentiousnes...
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The Psychology Of Exchanging Gifts
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The Social Contract Theory
If the state of nature is so pleasant and people in it so moral, why would anybody create a society or join up with one?
Jean-Jacques Rousseau suggested this natural evolution is the result of the need for individuals to cooperate. However, forming societies takes...
Outlook on social networks
Reid Hoffman invests in networks and companies that, as people get into them, the value is added to their life by the other people in the network. Examples of investments:
- Flickr - photo sharing
- Last.fm - music sharing
- Zynga - game playing
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