The Importance of Context in Accepting Gifts

Objectivism doesn't give you these... You know, yeah, do it, don't do it. It's always a question of what is the context? And what context is it to give appropriate and what context isn't the gift appropriate and so on? All right, let's go to our panel. Adam: Is it in your selfish interest to accept a gift from an acquaintance? The answer usually is yes. David: If you think this requires you to do something you don't want to do, if it requires you to spend more time with this person than you really want to spend more, then that's bad. There's no principle in objectivism says, don't accept gifts