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Anything in this world that has survived for a long-time, had to be fit to withstand selective pressures. So look at what existed for long time, that's probab

Anything in this world that has survived for a long-time, had to be fit to withstand selective pressures. So look at what existed for long time, that's probably has properties to adapt well.". This seems confused and and misguided. All it means is that it survived the selective pressures to which it was historically exposed. It doesn't mean they were the best of all possible species, just the best (given the environment) compared to the others at the time, solely at the task of making more copies of themselves.

Sebb767 5y ago
> It doesn't mean they were the best of all possible species, just the best (given the environment) compared to the others at the time, solely at the task of making more copies of themselves. There's a very long list of failed 'perfect' standards. "Working in the current environment and recruiting new users" looks like a very reasonable bar for a standard to clear.