If every action, you were responsible in the eyes of everyone you know, what then would be different of the way you act? Only your thoughts to yourself, what things would you not do? What’s the point of being existential when you don’t have to account for your actions permanently?

Theory: “If entry and exit are too easy, commitment, trustworthiness, and reciprocity will not develop.” -Robert Putnam. This is taken out of context from p. 177 of Bowling Alone, nevertheless this statement is a very powerful contribution. We are experiencing growing social lubricant. Entering and exiting relationships with those around us is easier and more threatening to the possibility of authentic relationships, that support commitment, trustworthiness, and a community sense of reciprocity. Like mechanical lubricant, there is a need to diminish the negative effects of friction and there is a threat of decreasing needed friction.

Social Friction is a term used to describe the balance needed in social relationships that limits the ability of entry and exit in community. When a social group is too well lubricated there is a tendency to fall apart. When a social group is not lubricated enough it is unlikely there is a community formed in the first place.