. . . the scholars at the conference invariably assumed that «gifts» do not really exist: Scratch deep enough behind any human action, and you’ll always discover some selfish, calculating strategy. Even more oddly, they assumed that this selfish strategy was always, necessarily, the real truth of the matter; that it was more real somehow than any other motive in which it might be entangled. It was as if to be scientific, to be «objective» meant to be completely cynical.
. . . Economists and Christian theologians agree that if one takes pleasure in an act of generosity, it is somehow less generous . . . To counteract this very perverse logic, Mauss emphasized the «pleasure» and «joy» of giving: In traditional societies, there was not assumed to be any contradiction between what we would call self-interest (a phrase that, he noted, could not even be translated into most human languages) and concern for others; the whole point of the traditional gift is that it furthers both at the same time.
David Graeber, “Give It Away”, in inTheseTimes.com; Chicago : In These Times, 21 august 2000 (excerpt La Litera información)
Binéfar exhibe el sábado 22 los mejores productos de sus huertos sociales en su VIII Exposición y Degustación
17 de agosto de 2026
La jornada contará con zona de venta de productores locales, talleres y juegos, el premio al mejor tomate y a la calabaza más grande y la actuación de Carmen París con los joteros de la Redolada Binéfar mostrará al público las mejores hortalizas y verduras obtenidas en los huertos sociales
