They break a contract that existed only inside you.
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Watch one freely offered favor become a private debt, then turn ordinary unavailability into proof that you always give more than everyone else.
How it beginsIt is Saturday morning, and your friend is moving apartments. You volunteer your whole day before they ask. They thank you as though you have given a gift, while part of you begins recording a promise.
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The gift was visible. The invoice was not.
They accepted what looked freely given and failed an expectation they never received. The hidden agreement then became evidence that people are selfish.