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> Thus natural selection optimises for forms that spread but don't kill. It may also find an unlucky local optimum where it shows no symptoms for a period whil
by Xylakant 5y ago
> Thus natural selection optimises for forms that spread but don't kill.
It may also find an unlucky local optimum where it shows no symptoms for a period while already being highly transmissible and then slowly kill or leave the survivors with permanent damage.
- bruce511 5y agoThis is part of why AIDS is so bad. We're just lucky that AIDS is hard to catch outside of well understood behaviours. Mix AIDS with Omicron and you can stop bothering to save a pension.