<!-- bryant-content-generator:start --> # Reciprocity is probabilistic rather than... > Reciprocity is probabilistic rather than mechanical. Contribution improves the conditions for cooperation, but it does not purchase another person's freedom or guarantee that value will return through the same person, channel, or timetable. **Source:** [[livestreams/Usefulness, Reciprocity, and the Human Logic of Social Media - Workbook|Usefulness, Reciprocity, and the Human Logic of Social Media]] ## Share on Social Media ``` “Reciprocity is probabilistic rather than mechanical. Contribution improves the conditions for cooperation, but it does not purchase another person's freedom or guarantee that value will return through the same person, channel, or timetable.” — Bryant McGill https://bryantmcgill.com/quotes/quotes-reciprocity-probabilistic-rather-person-channel-timetable ``` <!-- bryant-content-generator:end -->