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Actually, there is a genetic advantage for having old people who can't procreate. In societies, having old people to take care of infants frees young people's t
by ucaetano 11y ago
Actually, there is a genetic advantage for having old people who can't procreate. In societies, having old people to take care of infants frees young people's time to either obtain resources or procreate more.
- VLM 11y agoAlso the extensive education and experience hunter gathering requires is all in the old people's heads. "I'm young and strong but starving" vs "Before you were born I was killing wild deer down in that obscure valley you overlooked, now you and a couple kids head out there, and drag some meat back for the rest of the tribe, also we're dying of thirst and I used to play in a freshwater spring in that other valley as a kid" "Ah yes that is a very attractive looking mushroom to a hungry youngster, but I regret to inform you that 37 years ago one looking exactly like it poisoned my great aunt when I was just a kid like you"