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chmod775today at 1:38 AM2 repliesview on HN

Given that pressure from natural selection has lessened a lot, chances are that we are less special now.

Our intellect evolved for survival, but now it's very much optional - has been for many generations. It and may now even be inversely correlated with having offspring.

I would be unsurprised if we're noticably dumber now than we used to be.


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sebmellentoday at 1:50 AM

We seem to be making up for it with better nutrition and medicine.

jamiek88today at 2:02 AM

Plus all the lead we spewed into the air for three generations.