ask away! I'd prefer you ask, instead of me having to smack you down. hehe<br/><br/>It can be like that, but some things are seen as a service to people. Like Scouts get certain things without having to exchange, because of what their job is. Elites get more things without having to exchange, because what they do encompasses more things, and the time they have for themselves is so little. Kind of like a veteran's pension or some such, I guess. But for things that are more personal (like getting something made for a loved one, or fixing a chair in your house, or making something simply because you want it) those everyone has to exchange for. Things you NEED for your JOB and LIVELIHOOD: those are pretty much factored in without need for exchange.<br/><br/>Everyone has their place in the tribe/village. So it all mostly works itself out.