3 ms·

For one thing, a species doesn't need to be the fittest to survive in its particular environmental niche, merely fit enough...

• sago 12y ago
  But that's just evoking the misunderstanding that in evolution the primary competitors are species, rather than individuals.
  • Fomite 12y ago
    It also leads to an error many people make, including some posters on HN, in assuming that evolution produces a globally optimal "best".