It's an interesting point, but I'm not sure if I agree or not.
Heh. I'm reasonably sure I don't agree, at least not with all of it. The post was sparked by some assumptions some friends have been acting on in their own lives recently, with me trying to figure out where the assumptions take you if you follow them far enough.
I think the value of a gift or sacrafice as you put it is held in the reciever's value of it, not the giver
One assumption I find myself disagreeing with is that every gift has one true value. A gift affects both giver and receiver. The perceived value of the gift to the giver matters to the giver and will have an effect on the giver; the perceived value to the receiver matters to the receiver. If, say, someone living on Social Security gives half their income to someone they care about, while a billionaire gives 5% of their income to the same person, then the SS person is more generous than the billionaire and can justifiably see themselves as a generous person, while the recipient may still benefit much more from the billionaire's gift.
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Heh. I'm reasonably sure I don't agree, at least not with all of it. The post was sparked by some assumptions some friends have been acting on in their own lives recently, with me trying to figure out where the assumptions take you if you follow them far enough.
I think the value of a gift or sacrafice as you put it is held in the reciever's value of it, not the giver
One assumption I find myself disagreeing with is that every gift has one true value. A gift affects both giver and receiver. The perceived value of the gift to the giver matters to the giver and will have an effect on the giver; the perceived value to the receiver matters to the receiver. If, say, someone living on Social Security gives half their income to someone they care about, while a billionaire gives 5% of their income to the same person, then the SS person is more generous than the billionaire and can justifiably see themselves as a generous person, while the recipient may still benefit much more from the billionaire's gift.
Eh, I'm still thinking about some stuff.