Charlie Stross on Nostr: npub17aqgy…g3dh0 Senescence processes are not selected against by evolution unless ...

npub17aqgyjm4p8z9r42mpwkt45qln7sh4hr65z2gzwahgjtchr7vmsms8g3dh0 (npub17aq…3dh0) Senescence processes are not selected against by evolution unless it has detrimental effects prior to production of viable offspring. Once you've reproduced, evolution allows you to fall by the wayside (unless there's significant post-reproductive advantage in keeping parents/grandparents around—humans are an outlier in this respect).