The article discusses how communities can sustain relationships by choosing to continue or end interactions in a game. Players need to punish rule-breakers to maintain good outcomes, but if they end the game, they can't reward each other later. The researchers suggest new ways to make ending the game a better option, like syncing actions or using a method seen in Japanese companies. Their findings show that even when players can decide when the game ends, they can still act in ways that benefit everyone in the long run.