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yobbotoday at 7:53 AM0 repliesview on HN

The bank account analogy (or "social capital") ignores distinctions between spending and investing, and how these depend on culture.

If you are simply the wrong person in a "toxic" culture, there is no action that can increase your social capital. In a well-functioning culture, constructive criticism would be investment, rather than spending.