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It’s just bad luck and survival instinct. Stubborn genes end up in a position of power and then they cling to it. For a stupid, stubborn king, it’s sometimes
by naveen99 2y ago
It’s just bad luck and survival instinct. Stubborn genes end up in a position of power and then they cling to it. For a stupid, stubborn king, it’s sometimes easier (more selfish, evolutionary fit) to just kill the intelligent court advisor or jester than to acknowledge mistakes and give up power for the benefit of the state. In a game of thrones, absolute reason gives in to back stabbing. Also beauty and strength sometimes don’t have the patience for intelligence and outsource it or kill it if it gets in the way of self propagation.
- ninetyninenine 2y agodoubtful. Stubbornness is so common that's it's unlikely to have a roundabout reason for why it exists.
- naveen99 2y agoRoyalty used to have lot of children…
- ninetyninenine 2y agoYeah but common peasants have tons too. There was no birth control back then. The common peasant should dominate the gene pool given the massively larger proportion relative to royalty. But I’m just making conjecture here as much as you. Who knows? you could be right.