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Flippant retort that completely misses the spirit and the substance of my comment. If you think there’s a way to safely “hack” your body to somehow undo evoluti
by luckydata 7y ago
Flippant retort that completely misses the spirit and the substance of my comment. If you think there’s a way to safely “hack” your body to somehow undo evolution be my guest. As a culture with a proud tradition of ignoring nature and fucking ourselves up, we should rethink our approach to our bodies and health. If your body asks you for some rest, your first instinct shouldn’t be “what kind of meds can I take to avoid resting”, should be “how can I change my lifestyle so I can rest a little more.
- firethief 7y agoWhen I asked the original question, I was looking for more than a poll; I was hoping someone had some insight into which of the two views to go with here (i.e. whether the evolutionary reasons for the sleepier-in-winter phenomenon are still applicable today or not). You've made it clear which side you're on, without any substantive argument yet. In hopes of eliciting one, I'll play devil's advocate. Food has always been scarcest in winter. The smart move is to invest less when risk/reward is poorer. A straightforward way for mammals to do that is to conserve energy by sleeping more in the winter. So, there's a reason I'd expect mammals to have evolved to sleep more when there's less light, but this reason is no longer applicable in modern societies. Right?
- luckydata 7y agoThat's somewhat pointless. You have an extremely complex system of hormones and circadian cycles that might have evolved for obsolete reasons, but you're still bound by it. It might be intellectually interesting to understand why (necessary even) but you're still better off avoiding the urge to "hack it".