Thought this was interesting, there's a research paper "Pettiness in Social Exchange" that found 81% of participants preferred to be friends with the person who paid back their friends in round numbers vs exact numbers because it felt less transactional

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@ted I feel like you'd find this interesting

there are some cultures where paying people back is a sign that you consider the relationship transactional and dont want to hang out again

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Gifts given in bad faith = worthless
Gifts given in good faith = priceless

Love this sorting function around gift giving… totally clarifying