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charity is about signaling your fitness to others While this is undoubtedly a factor, it fails to be a complete explanation, given that much charity is anonymo
by dfranke 17y ago
charity is about signaling your fitness to others
While this is undoubtedly a factor, it fails to be a complete explanation, given that much charity is anonymous, and anonymous charity has no obvious utility for signaling. It would also imply that those who are happily married would tend to be significantly less charitable, which AFAIK is not true.
- nazgulnarsil 17y agoyou're making the mistake of thinking that we're fitness maximizers rather than adaptation executers. We don't stop engaging in fitness related activities just because they dont have any utility in our current situation.