<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Free work can build social capital when it is... > Free work can build social capital when it is chosen strategically, bounded clearly, and converted into learning, evidence, relationship, or public contribution. Generosity becomes exploitation when the expected value remains vague and the giver has no capacity to sustain the cost. **Source:** [[livestreams/Long-Term Strategy, Social Capital, and Delayed Gratification - Workbook|Long-Term Strategy, Social Capital, and Delayed Gratification]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Free work can build social capital when it is chosen strategically, bounded clearly, and converted into learning, evidence, relationship, or public contribution. Generosity becomes exploitation when the expected value remains vague and the giver has no capacity to sustain the cost.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-free-work-build-capacity-sustain-cost ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->