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This makes perfect sense People forget that nature only optimizes for sexual reproduction and that’s pretty much it In this case for example, it doesn’t reall
by gxs 1y ago
This makes perfect sense
People forget that nature only optimizes for sexual reproduction and that’s pretty much it
In this case for example, it doesn’t really give a shit about your psychological well being or shaving years off your life because of some negative thought pattern
If being on your toes, anxious, paranoid, and always looking over your shoulder keeps you alive and making babies - then as far as the developer that nature is, it’s a feature not a bug
- jncfhnb 1y ago> People forget that nature only optimizes for sexual reproduction and that’s pretty much it Common misunderstanding. Evolution optimizes for system success. Not individual gene propagation. Genomes are not agents with individual goals. Many species, but especially social animals, have numerous behaviors and traits designed to prompt communal success rather than individual survival and reproduction
- carlosjobim 1y agoThat's why it's best to sow plants as close to each other as possible, as they will help each other thrive. Or maybe that leads to famine and disaster, as it usually does when people try to apply their personal political beliefs to nature.
- jncfhnb 1y agoI struggle to see how that at all follows what I said
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- gxs 1y agoIt may be more of a common over simplification than misunderstanding Even saying it optimizes for system success is an oversimplification it just depends how far down the rabbit hole you want to go My only intention was to communicate and stress that we aren’t “designed” in the way a lot of people think But thanks for the clarification
- loa_in_ 1y agoGenomes have also no awareness, so they are perfectly selfish. It is closer to clockwork than an internet router.
- jncfhnb 1y agoThey are not “selfish” with respect to the individual. They are selfish with respect to the system.