Gift Giving

The entire institution of gift giving makes no sense.

Let’s say that I go out and I spent $50 on you, it’s a laborious activity because I have to imagine what you need whereas you know what you need.

I could simplify thing just give you the $50 directly and then you could give me $50 on my birthday and so on, until one of us dies leaving the other one old and $50 richer.