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I see it as the same dynamic we have in bike races. There’s a peloton running ahead, and they want to keep a sane distance from the pack. They’ll watch and rea

I see it as the same dynamic we have in bike races. There’s a peloton running ahead, and they want to keep a sane distance from the pack. They’ll watch and react to the pack getting closer, but won’t be sprinting their lungs off until any of them gets in reaching distance of the goal. Except when one of them decide to take the gamble (“cheat” as you say) and start sprinting. But we can agree it is extremely rare to have a sole sprinter leave the peloton mid-race and stay ahead until the end. When it comes to huge international companies with billions and billions on the line, I expect even less of them to make huge gambles and try escaping the peloton with no goal in sight for the next 15~20 years.

chasil 5y ago
Do telomeres and telomerase play a role in this new discovery? Telomeres are the ultimate clock for cells that differentiate.
HWR_14 5y ago
Using your peleton example, there was also that 2020(2021) Tokyo race where the woman just got out in front, maintained the same speed as the trailing peleton (slowed in the 2nd half) and just stayed out of sight the whole time. I guess there were 4 or 5 members of the break out group earlier, but all the others fell back at the halfway mark. Sometimes just getting out front and maintaining speed just works, especially if there's one giant gold everyone is competing for at the end.