Re:Elephants may be domesticating themselves
by jiggawatts on Tuesday May 23, 2023 @07:12PM
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I had an idle shower thought that technological restrictions might result in hyper-intelligence.
E.g.: humans could reach high technology relatively easily because our environment and physiology enables tool use, etc…
But if “takeoff” is blocked, and evolution continues, then it might still be possible for an aquatic species to overcome the limitations of their environment — but only once they’ve reached the much higher level of intelligence required to find workarounds for their miriad problems!
E.g.: humans could reach high technology relatively easily because our environment and physiology enables tool use, etc…
But if “takeoff” is blocked, and evolution continues, then it might still be possible for an aquatic species to overcome the limitations of their environment — but only once they’ve reached the much higher level of intelligence required to find workarounds for their miriad problems!