Support is a two way street. Nothing is free. Nothing comes without a price. The collective might share with you and not expect anything but someone who is willing to receive the sharing. But if a tribal person gives you something, you better have something to give in return or you are in trouble.

This is called the DEAL.

The deal can be sealed in many forms. It can be cultural, as in the bringing of presents to a birthday party. It can be with the shaking of hands, with the signing of a contract or with the kiss of a marriage ceremony. But once the deal has been sealed, the tribe expects both parties to keep their end up, or else the support falls apart.

To understand this think of the the 21^st gate as the one that collects the resources from 26^th gate and distributes them to the 45^th and the 40^th gate (see image). The 26 works hard and gives the profits to the 21, who turns to the 40 and says:

"I'll buy all the materials and feed you if you donate the labor to build the community."

After some money has been spent on building the community, the rest of the profit goes to the 45. If it works well, every one fulfills the deal and everyone gets their cut.

Self Study Assignment: Study the channels involved in the above analogy and see if you can see why these gates have these roles. Discuss in the forum.