I have a hard time seeing how intelligence could ever evolve in social creatures.
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
Given competition over limited resources, it's always in many coalitions' advantage to get rid of the scary smart people.
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
This is obviously true of modern academia/science, but seems also true of bandits (stationary or otherwise) farming humans. Or poker games.
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing but coalitions compete against other coalitions. often better to be #2 or 3 on winning team than #1 in losing team1 reply 0 retweets 4 likes -
Replying to @KevinSimler
@sarahdoingthing here's a Just So story I'm partial to. Kinda relates to Puzzle Theory?pic.twitter.com/wmZYrpCVhY
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Replying to @KevinSimler
@KevinSimler@sarahdoingthing What's the title of this book?1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @paulbaumgart
@paulbaumgart "Why We Talk" by Jean-Louis Dessalles. I highly recommend Part III, "The Ethology of Language."1 reply 0 retweets 2 likes -
@paulbaumgart cool! let me know what you think of it.
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