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Evolutionary psych professor; wrote some books. Into the deep past & far future, esp. genes, minds, civilizations, sex, freedom, families, & Effective Altruism.

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    Geoffrey Miller‏Verified account @primalpoly Oct 30

    Geoffrey Miller Retweeted Extinct Animals  🦖 🦕

    Sexual selection by female choice just _will not stop_ putting absurd ornaments on males.https://twitter.com/Extinct_AnimaIs/status/1057281732897054720 …

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    Extinct Animals  🦖 🦕 @Extinct_AnimaIs
    Prolibytherium is an extinct artiodactyl ungulate from Early Miocene North Africa & Pakistan. Males had huge, leaf-shaped ossicones (horn-like projections) & the females' were more horn-like. (Credit: WillemSvdMerwe) pic.twitter.com/MthfQikIeC
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      2. Dirk J All Day‏ @DJD_Allday Oct 30
        Replying to @primalpoly

        Like a Bugatti?

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      3. Geoffrey Miller‏Verified account @primalpoly Oct 30
        Replying to @DJD_Allday

        Somebody's read 'Spent' :)

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      2. Spectral‏ @SpectralTheorem Oct 30
        Replying to @primalpoly @HonorAndDaring

        Moral: Either you adapt to check runaway hypergamy and redirect those resources into offspring—by, I dunno, say socially imposed monogamy—or you go extinct, taking your females with you. And on your way out you look ridiculous trying to comply with their demands. Sounds familiar.

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      3. Geoffrey Miller‏Verified account @primalpoly Oct 30
        Replying to @SpectralTheorem @HonorAndDaring

        Humans seem to have already struck a pretty good balance between those for the last few million years. Plus, our sexual ornaments (in both sexes) are largely intelligence, creativity, etc... which proved kinda useful in surviving too.

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      1. Alvin's Pop‏ @Jon_Kerr Oct 30
        Replying to @primalpoly

        Not sure I get your point.pic.twitter.com/XMhTBx2zGq

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      1. Kevin MacDonald‏ @TOOEdit Oct 30
        Replying to @primalpoly

        Probably why they went extinct.

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      2. 'hate' graphs  📊‏ @8graphs Oct 30
        Replying to @primalpoly

        Except humans?

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      3. Alexandra  🌸 🐉‏ @AlexandraBunnyX Oct 31
        Replying to @8graphs @primalpoly

        Well... our prefrontal cortex is the most developed out of all animals... it allowed men to build civilization, develop high culture, and go to space and stuff heh

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      1. Michael Sebastian‏ @HonorAndDaring Oct 30
        Replying to @primalpoly

        But it didn’t work. This fancy fellow went extinct.

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      1. Ryan Stone‏ @SumaStone Oct 30
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        Apparently, nature likes fancy hats

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      1. Andrea Lynn‏ @theother_95 Oct 30
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        You know us females and our love of ornaments...can't get enough of em!!!

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      1. Theodosus‏ @Atheodosus Oct 30
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        I guess this proves once more that females can be the hornier ones.

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      1. FAGDREWxGLOMPSON‏ @ThomperAnderson Oct 31
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        >TFW no badass but impractical body structures Humans fucking suck

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      1. Martin Brown‏ @Marvdor2000 Oct 31
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        yeah this only goes one waypic.twitter.com/yaXEXjgv4k

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      1. Matt Brown 🍑 💨‏ @M_Wiggin Oct 30
        Replying to @primalpoly

        Lucky for humans we just buy ornaments. No growth defect (male line genetic experiment risk.. there's a term for that.. ha) proliferation needed

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      1. Jameson Frost‏ @JamesonFrost Oct 30
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        pic.twitter.com/wKucJQKyDK

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      1. (((theophilus)))‏ @pammalamma Oct 30
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        It’s a girl thing: you wouldn’t understand it.pic.twitter.com/sxKJfKnIhz

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      1. Mike Solana‏ @micsolana Oct 30
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        ah, the things we do for love

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      2. 300Spartans‏ @scottho03862553 Oct 30
        Replying to @primalpoly

        Serious question. If human females desire a larger male penis why hasn't natural selection endowed all human males like porn stars?

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      3. EweCannotBSerous‏ @BSerous Oct 30
        Replying to @scottho03862553 @primalpoly

        Men dont need them to attract the opposite sex, like large boobs or asses on women.

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      4. 300Spartans‏ @scottho03862553 Oct 30
        Replying to @BSerous @primalpoly

        Seems like a large healthy looking penis might have been advantageous to attracting females in our pre-historic evolutionary history. Maybe not.

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      5. trinityboy‏ @trinityb38 Oct 30
        Replying to @scottho03862553 @BSerous @primalpoly

        Shouldn't the comparison be to other primates? There does seem to have been a development...

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      6. EweCannotBSerous‏ @BSerous Oct 30
        Replying to @trinityb38 @scottho03862553 @primalpoly

        You know how to make a man feel proud lol jk Good point tho

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