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a liquidity crisis here is when the decision maker just freezes up and either doesn't make decisions or micro-manages some inconsequential busywork the result is a cascading "what do i do" across the organization similar to a wide eyed doe about to get hit by a car

in "spiritual" settings, the mutually affirmed identities are homogenous in nature "all is one, all is love" the "liquidity" being provided is a source of love or meaning. individuals who provide greater love/meaning/positivity are accorded more respect and influence

this can get weird b/c providing love/meaning/positivity is very easy to fake, even more so than a net worth valued in cat paintings or the leadership proficiency of a founder ceo

if everyone is implied to be enlightened and thus a source of infinite love, meaning, and positivity, then why does the group even have a hierarchy of value? also, if everyone can produce their own love, meaning, and positivity, why is it traded like a good?

a hallmark of cults is that they try to escape a system that is cruel because it forces them to confront reality money is the token that facilitates exchange in reality so to fight this they instead use love as an alternative token

every single individual can infinitely print their own brand of love currency so everyone is infinitely wealthy at least nominally however in practice, using twitter as an example, a retweet or like is not of equal value. the originator of the retweet/like matter a LOT

this creates illegible trade dynamics. if i believe that my like or retweet is worth X and that someone else is a nobody whose like is worth one tenth of that, then every "equal" interaction actually builds a debt of resentment

something like "i retweeted your stuff and got u 100 likes and 10 new followers now you should do sth similar for me" only works if all parties involved AGREE that the love currency of everyone is equally valid