The interaction is only a failure when measured against instrumental outcomes, that is, the purposeful opening of door to enable entry. On the other hand, the interaction is a success every time when measured against the socio-psychological effects of creating good social relations – the intention to offer politeness in door opening. The latter does not require the opening to be used, merely the intention to be expressed.

The failure is an example of a fungible-form relationship as I describe in Valence Theory. The latter, an example of a ba-form (or environment-enabling) relationship. It is the latter that (I argue) would be the dominant, enabling forms of relationships in the UCaPP world, clearly demonstrated through a variety of social-media enabled environments. The persistence of such social behaviour I would consider an enduring victory, despite the seemingly fungible failure.