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The most successful animal by what metric?

menno-sh 6mo ago
Tetris high scores, obviously
totomz 6mo ago
Some of us don't spend days looking for food, don't die of cold, and survive the flu... aaand we have Quake and Comand&Conquer - Red Alert
- tomxor 6mo ago
  > aaand we have Quake and Comand&Conquer - Red Alert Agreed, it would seem that evolutionary biology peaked in the late 90s then
  - randallsquared 6mo ago
    As related in the documentary _The Matrix_.
Nevermark 6mo ago
The most successful at communicating their view that they are the most successful. Whether they are or not. But that means they are. By that metric. Has another animal proposed they are more successful by a different metric? Crickets?
- robbomacrae 6mo ago
  You sound like you’ve never been disdainfully stared at by a cat.. Really interesting article though. I’m very hopeful AI can help work out how all these things interact.
- pegasus 6mo ago
  So, the most successful at arrogance? In other words, the least successful at humility? Ironically, since humble and human share a common root. Just playing devil's advocate here, but what you propose is not a good metric to maximize.
- vintermann 6mo ago
  > The most successful at communicating their view that they are the most successful To who? Other humans? It's seagull mating season where I am, and I don't speak seagull, but I'm pretty sure one of the things they're trying to convey to their fellow seagulls is that they're extremely successful. Can't argue with it either. They're very much alive, which is the best you can be in this particular competition.
- dingdongditchme 6mo ago
  Corn, albeit not an animal has been pretty successful in terms of number of individuals. Their bi-pedal underlings have cleared swathes of land and take meticulous care of their well-being so they can bask in the sun undisturbed.
  - ArekDymalski 6mo ago
    Until they are cut down and bombarded with micro waves by the very same bi-pedal underlings.
WarmWash 6mo ago
Mother nature hates weak things that die (that's why they get eliminated), so if we can make it to interplanetary species before killing ourselves, that would be a pretty huge sign of success. At least on mother natures benchmark.

Tetris high scores, obviously

Some of us don't spend days looking for food, don't die of cold, and survive the flu... aaand we have Quake and Comand&Conquer - Red Alert

tomxor 6mo ago
> aaand we have Quake and Comand&Conquer - Red Alert Agreed, it would seem that evolutionary biology peaked in the late 90s then
- randallsquared 6mo ago
  As related in the documentary _The Matrix_.

Nevermark 6mo ago

The most successful at communicating their view that they are the most successful. Whether they are or not. But that means they are. By that metric. Has another animal proposed they are more successful by a different metric? Crickets?

robbomacrae 6mo ago
You sound like you’ve never been disdainfully stared at by a cat.. Really interesting article though. I’m very hopeful AI can help work out how all these things interact.
pegasus 6mo ago
So, the most successful at arrogance? In other words, the least successful at humility? Ironically, since humble and human share a common root. Just playing devil's advocate here, but what you propose is not a good metric to maximize.
vintermann 6mo ago
> The most successful at communicating their view that they are the most successful To who? Other humans? It's seagull mating season where I am, and I don't speak seagull, but I'm pretty sure one of the things they're trying to convey to their fellow seagulls is that they're extremely successful. Can't argue with it either. They're very much alive, which is the best you can be in this particular competition.
dingdongditchme 6mo ago
Corn, albeit not an animal has been pretty successful in terms of number of individuals. Their bi-pedal underlings have cleared swathes of land and take meticulous care of their well-being so they can bask in the sun undisturbed.
- ArekDymalski 6mo ago
  Until they are cut down and bombarded with micro waves by the very same bi-pedal underlings.

WarmWash 6mo ago

Mother nature hates weak things that die (that's why they get eliminated), so if we can make it to interplanetary species before killing ourselves, that would be a pretty huge sign of success. At least on mother natures benchmark.