the.com/social capital
the wealth you can't deposit but everyone knows you have.
means the value you get from relationships, trust, and networks that lets you get things done or ask for favors.
from coined loosely by early 20th-century thinkers on community life, then popularized by sociologist Robert Putnam in 'Bowling Alone,' who worried America was running out of it.
putnam's warningclaimed civic clubs collapsing meant trust was dying too
two flavorsbonding capital ties insiders, bridging capital links strangers
weak ties winloose acquaintances often land you jobs, not close friends
exploitablecults and pyramid schemes are just weaponized social capital