Social capital: Difference between revisions

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The social capital of Consumerium is the trust people have in it, and those who devote their free time (individual capital) and reputations to it. Social contracts reflect the social capital of a state or society. A social network of people recognizes and redistributes social capital - in the form of helping those in need, e.g. by harms reduction.

It substitutes for financial capital to the degree that less money is required if trust is high enough to attract volunteers. It also substitutes for instructional capital to the degree trust makes complex and sabotage-proof instructions unnecessary. It can even substitute for infrastructural capital if equipment is offered to the project by those who trust it.

Perhaps we will even get natural capital (land) if we are trusted enough, and become Consumerium Country.

Wikipedia has Simple English and [[w:social capital|Imperial English] articles on this, and also in some other languages.

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-The '''[[w:social capital|social capital]]''' of Consumerium is the trust people have in it, and those who devote their free time ([[individual capital]]) and reputations to it.  It substitutes for [[financial capital]] to the degree that less money is required if trust is high enough to attract volunteers.  It also substitutes for [[instructional capital]] to the degree trust makes complex and sabotage-proof instructions unnecessary.  It can even substitute for [[infrastructural capital]] if equipment is offered to the project by those who trust it.  ''Perhaps we will even get [[natural capital]] (land) if we are trusted enough, and become [[Consumerium Country]].''
+The '''social capital''' of Consumerium is the [[trust]] people have in it, and those who devote their free time ([[individual capital]]) and reputations to it.  [[Social contract]]s reflect the social capital of a [[state]] or [[society]].  A [[social network]] of people recognizes and redistributes social capital - in the form of helping those in need, e.g. by [[harms reduction]].
+It substitutes for [[financial capital]] to the degree that less money is required if trust is high enough to attract volunteers.  It also substitutes for [[instructional capital]] to the degree trust makes complex and sabotage-proof instructions unnecessary.  It can even substitute for [[infrastructural capital]] if equipment is offered to the project by those who trust it.
+''Perhaps we will even get [[natural capital]] (land) if we are trusted enough, and become [[Consumerium Country]].''
+''Wikipedia has [http://simple.wikipedia.org/wiki/social_capital Simple English] and [[w:social capital|Imperial English] articles on this, and also in some other languages.''