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logicalleeyesterday at 3:32 PM1 replyview on HN

tangentially, readers may be interested in this paper: https://stateofutopia.com/papers/1/evolving-brains-cull-long...

(you can reproduce its results yourself in a few minutes).


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mlhpdxyesterday at 3:57 PM

Shorter lifespans drive faster evolution. That was taught in basic biology and we, as a society, know it all too well (infectious diseases).

It’s difficult to square obsession with a long life with a healthy humanity.

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