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nextaccountic • yesterday at 10:38 PM • 2 replies • view on HN

The ancient issues killed children and the weak

We adapted by having more children, with the understanding that many wouldn't make it

Would you prefer to live like this? In this more brutish world


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masfuerte • today at 12:44 AM

You don't have to give worms to everybody. If healthy adults would be better off with worms (and that's a big if) you could infect just adults. And then give them worming pills in late middle age when their immune systems are weakening.

trollbridge • today at 12:07 AM

From an evolutionary perspective, it might be the only way the human species survives and thrives.

Not much fun being the one naturally selected out.

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