I am tired of the term "social capital," and the fact that people have to care how much they have, and how much they will lose by expressing their opinions.
I'm just waiting to see if I pass out. Long story.
Mal ,'Heart Of Gold'
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Polter-Cow - Apr 14, 2005 1:16:03 pm PDT #5502 of 10289
What else besides ramen can you scoop? YOU CAN SCOOP THIS WORLD FROM DARKNESS!
Scrappy - Apr 14, 2005 1:21:15 pm PDT #5503 of 10289
Life moves pretty fast. You don't stop and look around once in a while, you could miss it.
ChiKat, thanks for sharing your opinion. Sorry you were trepidatious.
Allyson - Apr 14, 2005 1:21:18 pm PDT #5504 of 10289
Wait, is this real-world child support, where the money goes to buy food for the kids, or MRA fantasyland child support where the women just buy Ferraris and cocaine? -Jessica
I am tired of cilantro. And yet, it exists.
§ ita § - Apr 14, 2005 1:33:55 pm PDT #5505 of 10289
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I am tired of the term "social capital," and the fact that people have to care how much they have, and how much they will lose by expressing their opinions.
The internet didn't invent social capital. The internet didn't invent biting your tongue, or knowing you're shooting yourself socially in the foot. The internet didn't invent knowing people well enough to take things on trust. The internet didn't invent being wary of strangers.
And neither did we.
You can excise the term from your vocab if you like. Like cilantro, it'll still exist. You trade in it every day, just by being around. And sometimes by not being around.
bon bon - Apr 14, 2005 1:36:41 pm PDT #5506 of 10289
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
The internet didn't invent social capital. The internet didn't invent biting your tongue, or knowing you're shooting yourself socially in the foot. The internet didn't invent knowing people well enough to take things on trust. The internet didn't invent being wary of strangers.
And neither did we.
You can excise the term from your vocab if you like. Like cilantro, it'll still exist. You trade in it every day, just by being around. And sometimes by not being around.
swoon
Wolfram - Apr 14, 2005 1:47:58 pm PDT #5507 of 10289
Visilurking
Who did invent the term "social capital"? I only started using it IRL after hearing it applied in B'cy by memfault.
§ ita § - Apr 14, 2005 1:50:15 pm PDT #5508 of 10289
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
I don't know, Wolfram, but here's an interesting place to start reading.
Though it would be cute if the World Bank were stealing from us.
Katie M - Apr 14, 2005 1:51:53 pm PDT #5509 of 10289
I was charmed (albeit somewhat perplexed) by the fannish sensibility of many of the music choices -- it's like the director was trying to vid Canada. --loligo on the Olympic Opening Ceremonies
It first got used during/shortly after the Great Gang of Fourteen discussion, didn't it? (Or however many it was.)
bon bon - Apr 14, 2005 2:06:16 pm PDT #5510 of 10289
It's five thousand for kissing, ten thousand for snuggling... End of list.
Maybe the thing with rafmun. We like to pretend we're egalitarian, but social networks just aren't. Social capital came up as a way to explain why it was ok to treat some people differently from others.
DavidS - Apr 14, 2005 2:10:22 pm PDT #5511 of 10289
"Look, son, if it's good enough for Shirley Bassey, it's good enough for you."
I'm pretty sure I brought the phrase "social capital" into Bureaucratic discussions, though, of course, the idea has been around for a long time. It always seems weird to me that people feel like it's prescriptive when it's merely descriptive. It's just a way to describe a particular social dynamic. As ita notes, the dynamic doesn't go away by ignoring the phrase. Some people treat it like it's a Cool Kids Uber Alles manifesto though.