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Human evolution doesn't care about life after prehistoric child-rearing. It has no reason to optimise for longevity. HGH has deleterious health effects when ab
by devnullbrain 3y ago
Human evolution doesn't care about life after prehistoric child-rearing. It has no reason to optimise for longevity.
HGH has deleterious health effects when abused. But it can also make you a famous movie star living a life of luxury whose children will never have to work. Our personal goals have very different parameters to what defined our evolution.
There are also other things that the human body benefits from but can't make itself. Creatine, essential amino acids, essential minerals and vitamins.
- SoftTalker 3y agoI'd disagree that evolution doesn't care about longevity. There could be survival benefit to have grandparents around to help take care of kids while the parents are hunting or whatever. But after a point, it's a negative, as the young would have to spend disproportionate resources caring for and feeding the elderly who don't really provide any value anymore. The old of all species die and make room for the (hopefully larger) generation of the young.
- etothepii 3y agoThis is not true if all creatures, Human Fish, Lobsters etc.