Talk:Gift economy
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[edit] Movies
Gifting It: A Burning Embrace of Gift Economy http://www.giftingitthemovie.com/ http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Pay_It_Forward —Preceding unsigned comment added by Joe2832 (talk • contribs) 16:53, 2 December 2010 (UTC)
[edit] illegal drugs
I'm not going to add it to the article because I have no sources, but (illegal) drug users in America use something similar (the users, not the dealers). If one stoner has marijuana, so do his friends -- and they will return the favor when circumstances swap. Surely there are similar examples of subcultures using a gift economy; someone with a more research-oriented mind should look into this, as the thought is highly interesting. —Preceding unsigned comment added by 68.35.201.198 (talk) 15:06, 23 June 2010 (UTC)
[edit] Donations
I've removed the following section, because I don't think it meets the article's own definitions of an "economy" - the blood bank does not give anything back except tea and a biscuit, so I'd argue there's no trade as such. It does impart status, but so do charitable donations. Draw a line somewhere. --Tim (talk) 00:40, 3 July 2010 (UTC)
[edit] Donations in medicine
Aspects of gift economies still exist in modern day societies. For example, the blood bank system prevalent in several countries gives no significant explicit reciprocation for donations of blood.[citation needed] Most organ donation systems give no compensation of any sort to the donor or their family; payment in this matter is often considered suspect, even criminal.[1]
- I agree (and previously removed it myself for the same reason only to have it reinserted). Not every act of giving is an example of a gift economy (or partial gift economy) as an economic system. This article is not about gifts, but about a particular economic system. Novaseminary (talk) 04:06, 3 July 2010 (UTC)
[edit] BAD EXAMPLE
BAD example: the sacrifice of animals is very bad example for the gift economy! It should not be mentioned here in this context, because many specialists on sacrifice agree - sacrifice is about power and abuse NOT ABOUT GIFTING!
[edit] SAD AND BAD
One should modernize this article - write on linux, ubuntu, free softwares, free restaurants...! It's a sad and bad article on GIFT ECONOMY! —Preceding unsigned comment added by 62.167.106.140 (talk) 14:41, 9 September 2010 (UTC)
[edit] RELIGIOUS OBLIGATIONS ARE NOT GIFT ECONOMY
Jewish, Buddhist's... religious donations are A MUST - that has nothing to do with a gift economy! A GIFT IS A GIFT - nothing has to be be expecting in return! This article was much better some years ago - meanwhile, it has been devastated! Why not write on linux? ubuntu? What happens here? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 84.227.133.244 (talk) 06:29, 28 September 2010 (UTC)
[edit] WHO IS THE GURU OF THIS ARTICLE?
I wanted to remove all links to religous "gifting" that are not really gift economy... but you don't allow it! Who is the guru here? Why not make any links to linux, ubuntu, Genevieve Vaught...? I gave you time to improve this article - you didn't want add any further information! And you don't allow me to write? —Preceding unsigned comment added by Gift Economy 12 (talk • [[Special:Contributions/Gift Economy 12|co--Gift Economy 12 (talk) 12:53, 24 October 2010 (UTC)ntribs]]) 13:34, 23 October 2010 (UTC)
- Try to make incremental edits and use the talk page to discuss deletion. Viriditas (talk) 13:43, 23 October 2010 (UTC)
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