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> Evolution would never favor a trait that would allow a population to live be 100 instead of 60. It would. Grandparents care for grand children. In fact, they
by nothrabannosir 7y ago
> Evolution would never favor a trait that would allow a population to live be 100 instead of 60.
It would. Grandparents care for grand children. In fact, they seem to have an uncanny ability to inculcate them with the desire for having more children, of their own. Hmmmm ;)
- scarface74 7y agoI am not saying “old people are useless”. I’m saying that there wouldn’t be evolutionary pressure to allow people to survive pass 60. It’s believed that we evolved to have stamina for long distance running to tire out our prey. The elders wouldn’t be the hunters.
- nothrabannosir 7y agoPoint being: Caring for grandchildren makes them more likely to survive and pass on your genes. Asking them every Christmas dinner when they’re gonna give you great grandchildren, too, apparently.
- scarface74 7y agoIn the hunter gatherer society where our stamina would mean we eat. They would have the female stay with the children....