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Re:Ageing studies in five animals suggests how to reverse de... by rbanffy on Thursday April 13, 2023 @11:05AM (#35556599)
I’m not so sure this is the case. Older humans have societal roles that free time and resources for younger humans to breed more and work more so the group has more resources. The invention of grandparents was a big thing for our ancestors.
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Re:Ageing studies in five animals suggests how to reverse de... by psadri on Thursday April 13, 2023 @11:33AM (#35557038)
And this is exactly why we don’t drop dead right after we have kids. We are optimized to stay alive and support our our offspring until they have the highest chance of survival and reproduction (and maybe their kids?) so 20+20+10?

Nowadays people don’t have kids until 30, so maybe there is some pressure towards 30+30+10?

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