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altruistic economy

Altruism in Economics
It is useful to remember the guest-host relationship was important in ancient Greece. Altruism was simply assumed of everyone, and freeloaders were definitely punished, though they mythologized it as Zeus killing them. On the whole, if you offer to host a guest, both hosts and guests are under certain obligations not to abuse [...]

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If you thought Star Trek wasn’t faithful to the true spirit of Star Trek, read this wonderful counterargument.

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