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skibidithinkyesterday at 2:08 AM1 replyview on HN

This is exactly it.

I don't buy someone lunch with an implicit expectation that they'll buy me lunch in the future. That's tacky and gross. I buy lunch because I wanted to buy them lunch, and if they decide to buy me lunch, I happily accept.


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cteiosanuyesterday at 9:44 AM

Means you're not in the "many" segment. Doesn't mean many others are not in the "many" segment. I, myself, find reciprocation important even if not for identical "gifts".

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