The mystery of why one ant species goes after larger foes (2018)

Re:The mystery of why one ant species goes after larger foes... by praptak on Sunday October 04, 2020 @11:50AM (#24679877)

I don't see how this is bad. If I could rewire my reward center to keep me happy with not striving for more, I'd do that.

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Re:The mystery of why one ant species goes after larger foes... by drewbug on Sunday October 04, 2020 @12:09PM (#24680037)

Recreational drugs are widely available

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Re:The mystery of why one ant species goes after larger foes... by praptak on Sunday October 04, 2020 @01:36PM (#24680721)

They do not work that way.

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Re:The mystery of why one ant species goes after larger foes... by shard on Sunday October 04, 2020 @01:47PM (#24680819)

Depends on the drug, and the interpretation of "not striving for more": https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Amotivational_syndrome

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Re:The mystery of why one ant species goes after larger foes... by wasdfff on Sunday October 04, 2020 @04:29PM (#24682033)

Buddhism does, however.

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Re:The mystery of why one ant species goes after larger foes... by praptak on Monday October 05, 2020 @02:08AM (#24684995)

I actually practice TMI. It works for me, at least to a degree.

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Re:The mystery of why one ant species goes after larger foes... by dang on Sunday October 04, 2020 @10:38PM (#24684057)

Religious flamewar is not ok on HN, so please don't post like this.

https://news.ycombinator.com/newsguidelines.html

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Re:The mystery of why one ant species goes after larger foes... by sfink on Sunday October 04, 2020 @01:44PM (#24680793)

It's not bad, it's just that if you were able to do this then you would not reproduce and would remove your contribution to the genetics (and to a lesser degree, memetics) of future generations.

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Re:The mystery of why one ant species goes after larger foes... by Volundr on Sunday October 04, 2020 @06:14PM (#24682676)

That's not true though? Iguana's reproduce just fine. Being content with what one has does not preclude seeking out sex.

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Re:The mystery of why one ant species goes after larger foes... by sushshshsh on Sunday October 04, 2020 @11:57AM (#24679933)

Totally agree with this. The iguanas have evolved to be able to totally subsist with what is in front of them and not strive for more. Their Maslow checklist is 100% complete :)

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Re:The mystery of why one ant species goes after larger foes... by me_me_me on Monday October 05, 2020 @09:47AM (#24687716)

Yeah, but Iguanas don't post on HN.

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Re:The mystery of why one ant species goes after larger foes... by thegabriele on Sunday October 04, 2020 @07:43PM (#24683151)

I get what you are saying, but...What about the evolutionary advantage of another organism that strive for more? The moment exists competition you are force to struggle to survive.

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