Quote Originally Posted by rosarugosa View Post
Gifts are voluntary by definition. There is nothing currently stopping Jeff Bezos from sharing his wealth equally across his work force, yet he does not. I think the idea of the entire world running on a gift economy is a pleasant fantasy, much like peace on earth. Maybe it would work if there were no humans, and dogs were running the show.
If people weren’t people and angels instead, I doubt it would matter much what the economic system was. But I really wouldn’t want my dog in charge of resource allocation.