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Re:U.S. surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient by robotresearcher on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @01:48AM (#29888387)
> There is no evolutionary benefit for raw aggression. Raw aggression appears during times of limited resources where aggression contributes to survival.

Those sentences seem to contradict each other very directly.

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Re:U.S. surgeons transplant pig heart into human patient by deltaonefour on Tuesday January 11, 2022 @02:59AM (#29888797)
The benefit doesn't just exist for no reason. It only exists because of limited resources. When resources are not limited we don't display aggressive behavior.

We are not living in a time of limited resources therefore it is actually evolutionary detrimental for us to be aggressive. It's not a coincidence that our popular culture de-emasculates itself bit by bit every decade. It's because we live in plentiful times and our behavior (which is conditioned through natural selection) reflects this.

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