<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Hoarded social capital eventually becomes brittle... > Hoarded social capital eventually becomes brittle because it gives the network no reason to protect or renew it. Shared social capital produces allies, memory, gratitude, and new centers of capability that can continue the work when the original center is absent. **Source:** [[livestreams/Building Social Capital for Social Good - Workbook|Building Social Capital for Social Good]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Hoarded social capital eventually becomes brittle because it gives the network no reason to protect or renew it. Shared social capital produces allies, memory, gratitude, and new centers of capability that can continue the work when the original center is absent.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-hoarded-social-capital-original-center-absent ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->