How to spend money on your friends without it looking like bribery

Re:How to spend money on your friends without it looking lik... by nibbleshifter on Friday April 28, 2023 @09:20AM (#35740963)

This was... Weird.

Like, none of the "awkward examples" really track as awkward?

I genuinely don't get the point of this article.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:How to spend money on your friends without it looking lik... by jameshart on Friday April 28, 2023 @09:45AM (#35741212)

Also the mapping from ‘awkwardness’ to ‘looks like bribery’ seems assumed and not justified.

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:How to spend money on your friends without it looking lik... by mukti on Friday April 28, 2023 @12:07PM (#35743184)

To me, if you compare an interaction with friends as feeling like bribery, I question the friendship a bit. Maybe its just me, but spending money/time/whatever in any way with/for friends shouldn't feel that way..

[ Parent | on HN ]

Re:How to spend money on your friends without it looking lik... by nibbleshifter on Friday April 28, 2023 @05:24PM (#35747278)

Yeah, if there's such a feeling in what should be a normal interaction, I'd question the friendship

[ Parent | on HN ]

[dead]

Re:How to spend money on your friends without it looking lik... by nibbleshifter on Friday April 28, 2023 @05:24PM (#35747272)

Pretty huge disparity in some cases.

It has never really been an issue or caused awkwardness/weirdness.

[ Parent | on HN ]