Seems to me, in human play, "It" can be a predator OR prey role, sometimes depending on how "it" feels about being "it."
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In hide-and-seek for eg, "It" will play-act predator mode OR separation anxiety from group depending on personality, similarly, each hider
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@vgr play is also within-species dominance, not just modeling predator-prey dynamic -
@sarahdoingthing yeah, except for apex, play would represent courtship rivalry, prey-mode survival, predator mode aggression
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@RichardKeppler1@vgr how much of that due to physical affordances (claws vs hooves) vs behavior? Of course two are connected in evolution.Thanks. Twitter will use this to make your timeline better. UndoUndo
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