#social #humans # [[Epistemic status]] #shower-thought # Gifts are egoistic When you give a gift to someone, multiple scenarios : ## You want to show your feelings (therefore commitment) ## Augment the person You want to augment that person, to make him/her more look like you, which will then augment yourself, you are [[Egoism|egoistic]], and egoism is good. Actually, again egoism = altruism so these words make no sense [[Egoism is altruism]]. # To consume