Social Capitalist

Definition

From Tara Hunt [1]:

"A Social Capitalist does alot of raising Social Capital and avoids losing social capital. Social Capitalists definitely spend more time giving it away in positive directions, building trust. A Social Capitalist is, by nature, more concerned with helping others raise social capital." (http://spreadloveproject.com/2007/09/22/social-capitalists/)

How to gain and lose social capital

Ways to raise social capital:

• Give it away. Help others connect. Use it for doing nice things for others.

• Use it wisely. Never betray trust or use it haphazardly.

• Produce awesome stuff that people admire. Make beautiful art. Code the next cool website.

• Spread love. Make others feel great about themselves.

• Be human. Be accessible. Listen. Treat everyone with similar respect.

Ways to lose social capital:

• Horde it. Only use it for your own benefit or refuse to spend it.

• Show it off. Try to pull weight with your social capital. “Don’t you know who I am?”

• Try to take credit for other people’s good work.

• Take advantage of others who are trusting.

• Badmouth other people. Especially those with alot of social capital.

• Be snobby. Only act nice to those who can do something for you."

More Information

The Social Capitalist wiki page at http://spreadloveproject.pbwiki.com/SocialCapitalists

See also the Spread Love Project from Tara Hunt.