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>Maybe you should be asking the opposite question like why should evolution reward sedentary life? If you can live a sedentary lifestyle and still produce chil
by searine 10y ago
>Maybe you should be asking the opposite question like why should evolution reward sedentary life?
If you can live a sedentary lifestyle and still produce children, then evolution doesn't care. In fact, an indoors lifestyle is much more fit in the longterm than a life of hard labor.
Evolution isn't trying to create the Platonic Ideal of a human. It just is a thoughtless mechanism to efficiently reproduce DNA.
- pc86 10y ago> If you can live a sedentary lifestyle and still produce children, then evolution doesn't care. Hunter/gatherer humanity did not have the luxury of a sedentary lifestyle, so it did have a negative impact on your ability to produce children for a long time. > In fact, an indoors lifestyle is much more fit in the longterm than a life of hard labor. I think "hard labor" is a bit extreme, but even so, working a physically demanding job is still better for your overall health than a sedentary lifestyle of office job + sitting on the couch watching Netflix.
- TillE 10y ago> better for your overall health Again, evolution does not care. As long as you can survive to about 40 (long enough to raise children), it makes no difference.
- toasterlovin 10y agoOlder humans have a lot to contribute to the fitness of their children and grandchildren. Power, resources, labor...
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