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Since the big thing is mostly made of small things, neglecting small things systematically is probably not a good idea.
by jstummbillig 4y ago
Since the big thing is mostly made of small things, neglecting small things systematically is probably not a good idea.
- scaredginger 4y agoPerhaps I'm oversimplifying, but if this neglect results in independent random events of destruction of these individual small things, it'll average out, so it's fine as long as they can be replaced
- hbarka 4y agoI’m reminded of infantry soldiers
- scaredginger 4y agoSeems very macabre to try and apply the idea to human populations, but I suppose this did more or less happen in WWI on the Western Front...
- hbarka 4y agoThere was a scene in All Quiet On The Western Front where upon the signing of the armistice, an hour or so was left before the effective time of cessation. A brutal German general who was aware of this orders his troops to have one more charge. They were already celebrating the end of the war.
- the_af 4y agoIt's not neglect. A tiny part of the hive dies fending off something that would be harmful to the colony, which is the true reproductive superorganism.