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Wired, but not directly. We don't have an explicit urge to have as many kids as possible, we just like having sex. It kinda leads to the same outcome. Or it did
by UnFleshedOne 7y ago
Wired, but not directly. We don't have an explicit urge to have as many kids as possible, we just like having sex. It kinda leads to the same outcome. Or it did, before we invented contraceptives.
Writing posts on HN is not expressing your genes, it is an entirely accidental effect of intelligence, which is another mechanism we have solely to better propagate our genes, but it kinda runaway.
- account73466 7y ago>> Writing posts on HN is not expressing your genes, it is an entirely accidental effect of intelligence Your opinion is a function of your genes (sex, race, physical conditions, etc). Your HN post does not have to be imprinted in your genes but our genes affect our opinion whether we want it or not. It is rarely about which sorting procedure you will peak but when discussing things relevant to genes (again, racial and sexual stuff) they will inject their biases.