Hot Take: We Shouldn’t Give Gifts During the Holidays

I’m not trying to be a grinch, I promise. I just don't like what gift-giving during the holidays has morphed into, and what it can imply…

Gift-giving during the holidays has, unfortunately, become nothing more than a status symbol in the past hundred years or so thanks to marketing efforts wielded by major brands.

Coca-Cola made Santa a major player in holiday storytelling and marketing in the early 1930s. Starbucks made everyone go crazy with their red cups and holiday-inspired beverages…