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> The outcome of this game is 100% dependent on the parameters: the decline in the harvest from a given bush, and the time penalty. If you change the parameters

> The outcome of this game is 100% dependent on the parameters: the decline in the harvest from a given bush, and the time penalty. If you change the parameters to favor persistence, then guess what, persistence wins. I think that's by design. In situations where exploratory behaviours pay off, ADHD-like behaviours prove beneficial. In settler roles, they do not. The study's hypothesis is to hint that explorer-types could tend to push evolution forward, and that ADHDers could tend to being explorer-types. I don't think there's any contention that ADHD is necessarily advantageous today - at least not from this study. It would be too complicated to make such a point.

hirvi74 3y ago
I believe there is some merit to this, or at least similar, hypothesis(es). Based on population percentages, the disorder seems, to me, to be far too common to be some kind of genetic fluke. We are talking about something that affects ~1/20 - ~1/10 adults. I mean, one is more like to have ADHD than blue eyes, or green eyes, or red hair, etc.. As someone with ADHD, it surely can cause disorder, and believe me, it can cause plenty of it. However, I wouldn't say that it's without its upsides at times either. In my personal experience, I find that my ADHD has been somewhat more advantageous when in a group setting than individual setting. I feel like I can bring a different angle of creativity to things that neuro-typicals cannot, but perhaps that is just my wishful thinking.
- instagraham 3y ago
  agree wholly. ADHD feels like a real monkey's paw of a condition. Huge benefits but the buts can be crippling. I can do what most do with just 10% of my time or attention. But the remaining 90% balances it out in terms of my overall usefulness being just about average. If I could scale that useful 10% even 5x, I'd be in some interesting places. but the more I try to fight the condition, the more futile it seems, like waging war upon yourself. I'm in my mid-30s and I know no better about dealing with it than I did in my 20s.

hirvi74 3y ago

I believe there is some merit to this, or at least similar, hypothesis(es). Based on population percentages, the disorder seems, to me, to be far too common to be some kind of genetic fluke. We are talking about something that affects ~1/20 - ~1/10 adults. I mean, one is more like to have ADHD than blue eyes, or green eyes, or red hair, etc.. As someone with ADHD, it surely can cause disorder, and believe me, it can cause plenty of it. However, I wouldn't say that it's without its upsides at times either. In my personal experience, I find that my ADHD has been somewhat more advantageous when in a group setting than individual setting. I feel like I can bring a different angle of creativity to things that neuro-typicals cannot, but perhaps that is just my wishful thinking.

instagraham 3y ago
agree wholly. ADHD feels like a real monkey's paw of a condition. Huge benefits but the buts can be crippling. I can do what most do with just 10% of my time or attention. But the remaining 90% balances it out in terms of my overall usefulness being just about average. If I could scale that useful 10% even 5x, I'd be in some interesting places. but the more I try to fight the condition, the more futile it seems, like waging war upon yourself. I'm in my mid-30s and I know no better about dealing with it than I did in my 20s.