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Well a favor implies tit for tat, that you can ask a favor and by surrounding circumstances you’ll return the favor in kind. An example would be like at work between coworkers.

A gift, traditionally, is extended with no strings or caveats. Think a homeless beggar ( which I’ve experienced both sides of that scenario.

Favors could be said to be an exchange across time.

Gifts though culturally augmented to be included under the exchange umbrella are foundation-ally one sided
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nobody 2y ago

I suppose I’m extrapolating in terms of semantics where ideally two words shouldn’t mean exactly the same thing. But with your note ab reciprocal gifting applied to my homeless example I guess the homeless person is ‘giving’ the implied reprieve of suffering via the change or money given

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Ferret 2y ago

Or the gift giver feels better about themselves cause they helped another human. So the gift back was self worth

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nobody 2y ago

But they would have given that to themselves; and would be the case with any gift