“In a gift economy, wealth is understood as having enough to share, and the practice for dealing with abundance is to give it away. In fact, status is determined not by how much one accumulates, but by how much one gives away. The currency in a gift economy is relationship, which is expressed as gratitude, as interdependence and the ongoing cycles of reciprocity. A gift economy nurtures the community bonds that enhance mutual well-being; the economic unit is “we” rather than “I” as all flourishing is mutual.”

Robin Wall Kimmerer, The Serviceberry: Abundance and Reciprocity in the Natural World

It looks to me like the Foxtail Barley has a better grasp of the meaning of “We” than we do.