“Being a taker has short-term benefits, but it is inherently limited. In the end, no one wants to help you because they know what you are really like. Who are a taker’s worst enemies? Other takers. While givers receive tons of help from other givers and protection from matchers—who believe that, to maintain fairness, kind acts should be rewarded—they only have takers to worry about. Meanwhile, takers end up being disliked by everyone, including other takers… Even matchers, who benefit from trust and reciprocity, are inherently limited because they often wait for someone else to initiate a good act, which prevents exchanges that could be beneficial for both parties.”