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A society of people advocating for their own needs will leave everyone starving
When I was very little, younger than 10, my mother took me to the store to buy a present. It was a visiting gift, to be taken to the home of the person hosting us. There, she taught me why we bring gifts when we visit. Romania, where I’m from, was an economically struggling country. So, she said, “When people host us, they use up important resources for it. Each person visiting should participate in replenishing some of those resources.” The things that we brought over were typically food, usually treats that we would never buy for ourselves. Cakes or cookies, expensive chocolates, the…
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