It occurs to me that the way we often talk about "political capital" doesn't really take the metaphor seriously enough. Capital is something you have to invest in order to gain more of it, and which gradually loses value if not invested—not just a finite pool you spend, & then it's gone. RE: https://bsky.app/profile/did:plc:yj436z2s2v37rvaw33lc4ryq/post/3mzlhujm3ok2r