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Think about the conditions our ancestors dealt with. "Stress" meant a broken bone, a fever, or a predator (if you go back far enough) could all be the source o
by rgrieselhuber 11y ago
Think about the conditions our ancestors dealt with.
"Stress" meant a broken bone, a fever, or a predator (if you go back far enough) could all be the source of life-changing (or ending) events.
We've evolved to adapt to harsh conditions and conditions have never been this good for a significant portion of the global population (especially for those of us reading Hacker News).
Your kids will be fine.
- TheSpiceIsLife 11y agoThis raises an interesting thought in my mind. While the stresses of long-ago might have been more easily life ending, I wonder if people of long-ago laid in bed at night worrying about getting a broken bone. Lethal stresses have the added benefit of preventing further reproduction, so we probably don't need to consider them in this scope. While I agree conditions are pretty good for a lot of people, especially in countries like Australia where I live, people do seem to find a lot to worry about. The non-lethal stressors are the ones we have to worry about. Or shouldn't worry about, as the evidence may suggest.
- svachalek 11y agoIf you read the article, there was nothing of the sort involved in this test. And it explicitly notes that the hormonal stress indicators in the mice are in fact quite common in modern men.