The gift economy that Steem allows is so much better than the barter economy. Bartering, especially at short-term fairs and shows, has so much overhead of moving physical items around, and being limited to the people at the event. Money (cash and then electronic) is so much easier to move around! I think I'm beginning to appreciate that gift economies can exist in bartering fairs and with money. But Steemit is the place that I've come to understand what a gift economy is all about -- and it's a real shift in my perspective. I've enjoyed giving away a few hundred SBD by now - and wouldn't have thought to do something like that without the structure of Steemit and examples from other folks here. I'm excited about the future with Steem and what it allows me to do, as I build my stake in the system.
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