Re:Sounds emitted by plants under stress are airborne and in...
by thaumasiotes on Saturday April 01, 2023 @10:34PM
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> A small percentage of the population is psychopaths, this has an obvious cost to communities, but the pattern has lasted through time, therefore has a benefit.
It has a benefit to individuals. A benefit to the community is not necessary.
> Likely it's for war/fighting/hunting.
This is a non sequitur.
Nothing is all cost and no benefit, and nothing is all benefit and no cost either. You don't see people arguing that vulnerability to cuckoos is beneficial to the birds they parasitize. The benefit is real (you don't need to bother recognizing your offspring, because recognizing your nest is sufficient) but the cost is so much larger (your children all die) that it's obvious the birds would be better off with the ability to recognize their own young (and/or eggs). They don't have that ability... yet.
It has a benefit to individuals. A benefit to the community is not necessary.
> Likely it's for war/fighting/hunting.
This is a non sequitur.
Nothing is all cost and no benefit, and nothing is all benefit and no cost either. You don't see people arguing that vulnerability to cuckoos is beneficial to the birds they parasitize. The benefit is real (you don't need to bother recognizing your offspring, because recognizing your nest is sufficient) but the cost is so much larger (your children all die) that it's obvious the birds would be better off with the ability to recognize their own young (and/or eggs). They don't have that ability... yet.