Ledger's Weight

Detailed record-keeping of favors quickly becomes problematic, because the very act of assessment introduces bias: what appears equal on paper shifts in significance based on perspective and temporal distance. Histories aren’t neutral deposits of fact, but evolving stories shaped by selective memory. This doesn't eliminate uncertainty; instead, it weaves it into the fabric of relationships—a sense of fairness arises from accepted approximations rather than verifiable sums. Consequently, obligations become less like debts and more like constructed objects reflecting a shared past.