What does social capital look like in everyday life, and how does it support well-being?

So let me give you a story on that, on social capital.

It's a practical way of illustrating what we mean by social capital and trust and reciprocity.

Suppose there are four of us, you, me, and two other people.

And we want to buy something, but we can't afford to buy that individually.

So what do we do? Each of us contributes $5 a month.

So at the end of the month, at the end of the day, we have $20.

Why is that distinction so important, especially when we think about inequality, safety, belonging, and justice?