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I imagined humans got feeble when old because, socialization of the young? See, once you had social animals that communicate in detail, it became positively se
by JoeAltmaier 3y ago
I imagined humans got feeble when old because, socialization of the young?
See, once you had social animals that communicate in detail, it became positively selected for limiting the activity of the old. They would then congregate with the others in the village around the fire - the young. And tell them things.
The whole community would benefit. That's all it takes to cement something into genes.
- shusaku 3y agoThe whole point of this article is general to mammals, it even says > Compared to other mammals, humans have a long life. Being a social animal is irrelevant.