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Re:Renting a car will be a pain until at least 2022 by xwdv on Friday September 17, 2021 @10:13PM (#28572971)
Altruism basically means you are working for favors instead of money. However, people are much more likely to default on favors owed to you because it is harder to compare the value of one favor to another, and this creates opportunity to return a favor that is worth less than the one you were given.
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Re:Renting a car will be a pain until at least 2022 by WalterBright on Saturday September 18, 2021 @12:02AM (#28573581)
The weird thing about reciprocity (exchanging favors) is the value of the favor is rarely considered. For example, the exchange of pizza for help in moving.

Of course, if you're too cheap over too long a period, people may stop doing favors for you.

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Re:Renting a car will be a pain until at least 2022 by BuyMyBitcoins on Friday September 17, 2021 @11:36PM (#28573438)
>” However, people are much more likely to default on favors owed to you”

I’ve never thought about it this way before, and it’s a pretty profound quote.

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