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We don't descend from winners, we descend from whoever survived and it's not an individual competition. If the only place a particularly beneficial mutation ap

by XorNot 6mo ago

We don't descend from winners, we descend from whoever survived and it's not an individual competition. If the only place a particularly beneficial mutation appears is wiped out by chance volcanic eruption, that's just how it is - the survivors who weren't near the volcano go on to reproduce.

delichon 6mo ago
In evolution the winners are the ones who survive to reproduce, and that includes 100% of our ancestors.
- XorNot 6mo ago
  The cultural ramifications of choosing one word over another are significant though. "Winner" is a loaded term. > In evolution the survivors reproduced, and that includes 100% of our ancestors.
  - delichon 6mo ago
    The context is game theory. Games have winners and losers.