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Huh. I think you (edit: you = Jesse)might be saying what I'm kind of trying to say, but different, and not at all really.
The problem with the social capital concept is, as you point out, that it's not uniform. A particular incident will not only not cause people to react in equal ways, it will not cause people to react in equal amounts.You've had posts cause you to change your opinions about posters significantly. Those same posts may not have even registered for somebody else.
Social capital is useful as a descriptor, but it loses efficiency because there can't be a set value on it.
Thanks, Deena. It does help to reinforce that it's a way of describing normal, healthy give and take, not advocating for a Reign of Heathers.
I'm bugged by the cat-shaving. Because shaved cats can be some fugly animals.
The problem with the social capital concept is, as you point out, that it's not uniform.
That's not a problem. As noted way upthread, the point is that it
isn't
uniform. Your social capital bank
with me
is different than it is with Kristin, because I've spent more time with you, and I've seen you drive people to the airport at 5:30 in the morning.
I'm bugged by the cat-shaving. Because shaved cats can be some fugly animals.
Shaved maybe, but naturally hairless I've grown to like from the Sphinx cat in the Mission bookstore.
and, really, all I know about Sean is that he eats food out of tubes. I mean, ewww.
(Robin, I was pretty upset with X myself. Not that it actually happened. Because it didn't.)
but that nobody called her on it.
I would also like to point out that this is not entirely accurate.
I'm bugged by the cat-shaving. Because shaved cats can be some fugly animals.
I once lived next to a guy who raised Mexican Hairless dogs.
Poster pups for fugly, poor things.
Shaved maybe, but naturally hairless I've grown to like from the Sphinx cat in the Mission bookstore.
David, you just made a post about a cat.
I felt you should know.
Hairless cats are soft, but creepy.
Moldy tube rice is NOT FOOD.
(Yeah, that's all I got.)
