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> It is unfair to those people that it affects negatively Evolution is unfair to the unfit. What should we do about it?

• JoeAltmaier 12y ago
  Rational people do things all the time that are counter to biological evolution. We wear glasses, leg braces, even get heart transplants.
  • smokeyj 12y ago
    Not to say the unfit are irrational, just that fitness tends to prefers fitness. Glasses signal poor vision and is generally seen as dorky or nerdy. We can expect people not to make fun of those wearing glasses, but we can't expect people to find glasses as appealing as not wearing glasses. And because of that, I think some level of subconscious bias will be applied to those we view as having less than fit attributes.
    • JoeAltmaier 12y ago
      Hm. Glasses are a poor example (they are having a style-comeback right now) but I understand the point. Leg braces are not considered attractive. How do we explain the impulse to protect and nurture the weak and vulnerable? Many people marry someone they see as needing them. This is a human impulse too.