<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Commercial systems are skilled at attaching... > Commercial systems are skilled at attaching consumption to belonging. A gift can carry genuine affection, but no purchase should acquire the power to certify whether a person is loved, successful, desirable, or worthy of participation in the day. **Source:** [[livestreams/Love, Social Design, and the Purpose of Community - Workbook|Love, Social Design, and the Purpose of Community]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Commercial systems are skilled at attaching consumption to belonging. A gift can carry genuine affection, but no purchase should acquire the power to certify whether a person is loved, successful, desirable, or worthy of participation in the day.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-commercial-systems-skilled-worthy-participation-day ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->