The gift economy is a "normal" economy

One of the finest presentations on economics in general, and specifically our current global financial situation i have ever seen. Funny and tremendously insightful. I highly recommend it! (Especially eye-opening is how he compares the old Soviet communistic attitude of gifting the rare banana to your family and friends vs. our system of everyone generally having to look out for themselves.)

 

The Twilight of the Antipodes and the Cultural Flip from Dmitry Orlov

 

 

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Chris ran a media production and marketing company for seven years. He is a double college dropout, avid film lover, filmmaker and media alchemist. He loves being crafty, has an insatiable hunger for new fancy-dancin’ and rockin’-rock music, and has a healthy fascination/fear of robots. His sources of inspiration include Joseph Campbell, James Brown, Underworld and those nice boys over at Tomato.

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