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# Being used is honorable when it means becoming...
> Being used is honorable when it means becoming useful by choice. It becomes exploitation when the relationship consumes capacity, withholds recognition, prevents growth, or treats generosity as an entitlement.
**Source:** [[livestreams/Community as Currency — Giving, Reciprocity, and the Long Game - Workbook|Community as Currency — Giving, Reciprocity, and the Long Game]]
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“Being used is honorable when it means becoming useful by choice. It becomes exploitation when the relationship consumes capacity, withholds recognition, prevents growth, or treats generosity as an entitlement.”
— Bryant McGill
https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-being-used-honorable-treats-generosity-entitlement
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