about 12 hours ago
@econads @futurebird @llewelly that is true! and sometimes something can nail it fast and keep it forever. i'm looking at you, horseshoe crab.
@econads @futurebird @llewelly that is true! and sometimes something can nail it fast and keep it forever. i'm looking at you, horseshoe crab.
@futurebird it's worthwhile to remember that evolution isn't maximizing, especially back then. It's always been a good enough function. The only thing that drives things into efficiency is competition. If there wasn't anything to stop them growing, why would they stop growing?