@KevinSimler @sarahdoingthing a strong phenotype as they have withstood the downside the handicap would confer
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Replying to @jmzwar
@jmzwar@sarahdoingthing Yes. But why do females prefer males who handicap themselves (and then overcome it), rather than no-nonsense males?3 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @KevinSimler
@KevinSimler@jmzwar why don't companies just hire smart, industrious people with no useless degree? it's too expensive to tell2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing@jmzwar No that's a bad analogy! Better analogy is if someone got a degree with one hand tied behind back. Would u hire1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @KevinSimler
@sarahdoingthing@jmzwar over a person who got same degree w/ both hands? Yes. But what if the first person couldn't untie their other hand?1 reply 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @KevinSimler
@sarahdoingthing@jmzwar Then the two candidates have sent you the same signal about how well they're likely to perform.2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @KevinSimler
@sarahdoingthing A: born with 2 hands. B: born w/ 2, 1 gets cut off. C: born with 1. All three achieve same. Whom do you mate with?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @KevinSimler
@sarahdoingthing B, right? But hard to tell between C and A.2 replies 0 retweets 1 like -
Replying to @KevinSimler
@KevinSimler you're asking about how sexual selection ever starts - once it's a given it's obvious, right?2 replies 0 retweets 0 likes -
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing what's the given/obvious part?1 reply 0 retweets 0 likes
@KevinSimler that given a female preference for X, X is adaptive
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Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@KevinSimler so how do female preferences for X evolve if X is naively maladaptive? the question is the origin of aesthetics3 replies 0 retweets 2 likes -
Replying to @sarahdoingthing
@sarahdoingthing Yes that's what I'm asking. (Although I don't think it's entirely Fisherian/arbitrary. It's biased toward higher fitness.)0 replies 0 retweets 0 likes
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