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How do you come to the idea that evolution would ever come up with something more psychologically suited for long-term survival? Nothing is going to optimize f
by esarbe 5y ago
How do you come to the idea that evolution would ever come up with something more psychologically suited for long-term survival?
Nothing is going to optimize for long-term survival. Any species that is not using all its capacity to extract resources and reproduce is going to be out-competed by everything else. A sensible long-term approach for regenerative resource consumption is not something that nature will ever select for. It will optimize for eat-as-much-as-you-can-without-having-to-vomit and reproduce-the-shit-out-of-the-free-energy-available-in-the-environment.
I'm sad about us failing too. Humans are a fascinating species, and I think we have a lot of 'redeeming' qualities, ike our incredible ability to cooperate and our empathy. It's a shame that we're a dead-end.