| ▲ | jncfhnb 2 days ago | ||||||||||||||||
> People forget that nature only optimizes for sexual reproduction and that’s pretty much it Common misunderstanding. Evolution optimizes for system success. Not individual gene propagation. Genomes are not agents with individual goals. Many species, but especially social animals, have numerous behaviors and traits designed to prompt communal success rather than individual survival and reproduction | |||||||||||||||||
| ▲ | loa_in_ 2 days ago | parent | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||
Genomes have also no awareness, so they are perfectly selfish. It is closer to clockwork than an internet router. | |||||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | carlosjobim 2 days ago | parent | prev | next [-] | ||||||||||||||||
That's why it's best to sow plants as close to each other as possible, as they will help each other thrive. Or maybe that leads to famine and disaster, as it usually does when people try to apply their personal political beliefs to nature. | |||||||||||||||||
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| ▲ | gxs 2 days ago | parent | prev [-] | ||||||||||||||||
It may be more of a common over simplification than misunderstanding Even saying it optimizes for system success is an oversimplification it just depends how far down the rabbit hole you want to go My only intention was to communicate and stress that we aren’t “designed” in the way a lot of people think But thanks for the clarification | |||||||||||||||||