Aaron on Nostr: Did you know that evolution can take place with zero competition? There are only 2 ...

Did you know that evolution can take place with zero competition? There are only 2 ingredients necessary for evolution: mutative reproduction (organisms having kids that resemble but aren't identical to them) and trait-dependent reproductive success. Competition for resources is only one of many ways that reproductive success can be trait-dependent. Often the primary selection pressure comes not from peers, but from the environment itself. And often selection pressure from peers is *positive*, meaning that cooperation benefits reproductive success. The whole notion that evolution means the world is dog-eat-dog is a misunderstanding of what evolution actually is. Remember this the next time you have to interact with your local racist, ableist, self-proclaimed "uberman", or other people supporting eugenicist ideas.