We are adaptation executors, not fitness maximizers: http://lesswrong.com/lw/l0/adaptationexecuters_not_fitnessmaximizers/ http://lesswrong.com/lw/l0/adaptation

We are adaptation executors, not fitness maximizers: http://lesswrong.com/lw/l0/adaptationexecuters_not_fitnessmaximizers/ http://lesswrong.com/lw/l0/adaptationexecuters_not_fitnessma... Also, evolution doesn't care about life span, beyond what is necessary to ensure the survival of genes across multiple generations.