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I imagine this can even be made mathematically precise. You need some minimal amount of robustness depending on the number of bullets you need to dodge, but con
by civilized 4y ago
I imagine this can even be made mathematically precise. You need some minimal amount of robustness depending on the number of bullets you need to dodge, but conditional on that, someone who is just robust enough to be lucky will win, and if the population is large and diverse enough, a lucky, minimally robust, growth optimized individual will survive and win.
- pharrington 4y agoI'm pretty sure that's just called "cancer" when it happens in animals.
- civilized 4y agoLife is the ultimate cancer.
- taylorius 4y agoNice! So excess robustness will cause failure through inefficiency (with "excess" being a situation dependent variable) - but you need some robustness. Evolution of course, optimizes for this, hence biological systems' wonderful balance. I do think this is the part of the equation that is left out by the "precautionary principle" types.