Minsos's tit-for-tat theory of socialization challenges the notion that, despite being driven by "selfish gene" (as Richard Dawkins famously coined), evolution has endowed us with the remarkable capacity to build and maintain intricate societies. Minsos argues that the social dynamic transcends the simplistic binary of tit-for-tat interactions. Instead, she posits that we navigate a complex interplay of three distinct behavioral options. Contrary to simplistic economic models, human behavior is not strictly predictable but rather adaptive and responsive to the specific context – what psychologists term "affordances." We perpetually grapple with the inherent tension between the innate desire for individual expression and the fundamental human need for social belonging.