I do think that superior alternatives will catch up eventually if they stay in the game long enough... The problem is that sometimes the window of opportunity c

I do think that superior alternatives will catch up eventually if they stay in the game long enough... The problem is that sometimes the window of opportunity can be suppressed for very long periods of time; sometimes several generations... Maybe even several centuries. Great one-time success can create a protective buffer which allows inferior traits to persist through long periods of time.