The argument seems essentially similar to theories on the evolution of aging that suggest we age because senescence improves evolutionary fitness when the envir

The argument seems essentially similar to theories on the evolution of aging that suggest we age because senescence improves evolutionary fitness when the environment changes on a comparatively short timescale [1]. The world changes, therefore a race to the bottom arises for ways to improve fitness that also happen to make life miserable and short for individuals. Miserable and short outcompetes hydra-like immortality or naked-mole-rat-like negligible senescence in the vast majority of niches. [1]: https://arxiv.org/abs/1103.4649 https://arxiv.org/abs/1103.4649