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Re:Show HN: GridRoyale, a life simulation for exploring soci... by antepodius on Monday October 12, 2020 @04:36AM (#24752509)
Whatever behaviours are fit are just the ones that stick around. In, say, the developed world, we have 2 main competitors: have lots of kids, and try to teach them to behave as you do; or have fewer/no kids and try and spread your particular mind-virus to those not carrying it yet.
Re:Show HN: GridRoyale, a life simulation for exploring soci... by SiempreViernes on Monday October 12, 2020 @05:47AM (#24752846)
One can always declare some principle to be the holy truth and modify the other terms and concepts into they follow from the holy truth.

It is however, a bit hard to explain the emacs vs vim holy war on the basis of natural selection...

Re:Show HN: GridRoyale, a life simulation for exploring soci... by antepodius on Wednesday October 14, 2020 @06:46AM (#24775161)
People are adaption-executers, not fitness-maximisers. Most gene lines fail.