alt Hacker NewsIf everyone's giving everyone the same gift, it's not really a "gift" any more, more of a p2p buy-now-pay-later arrangement (which isn't a terrible idea, but it's suboptimal for those with later bithdays).
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blitzar • yesterday at 5:22 PM
Might as well just have an annual theme and try to negotiate a bulk discount.
ruined • yesterday at 5:47 PM
it's simple. if i were part of an economy, we would all just act rationally. that way everything would be efficient
cactusplant7374 • yesterday at 5:36 PM
Not everything needs to be optimized. Probably only rich people would engage in such a scheme anyway.
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Yeah this pretty much just a “tanda” except everyone pitches in to get the battery instead of paying out to the birthday person.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tanda_(informal_loan_club)