Re:Ask HN: Is mortality a bug, a feature, or a hardware limi...
by Vaskivo on Thursday May 14, 2015 @08:56AM
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IMO it's a feature.
My reasoning takes into account mortality and reproduction (and is totally simplistic.)
If there is no mortality but there is reproduction, we would soon reach a point where our environment wouldn't be able to support us (not enough resources). This could lead to a catastrophic collapse of the population.
If there is no mortality and no reproduction, we, as a species, would lose our adaptability to changes in the environment. We would "stop evolving" and it would be a matter of time until we got extinct.
If there is mortality and no reproduction, well... There would be only a single generation of individuals.
This way, we can conclude that for "life", the best characteristics would be mortality and reproduction.
My reasoning takes into account mortality and reproduction (and is totally simplistic.)
If there is no mortality but there is reproduction, we would soon reach a point where our environment wouldn't be able to support us (not enough resources). This could lead to a catastrophic collapse of the population.
If there is no mortality and no reproduction, we, as a species, would lose our adaptability to changes in the environment. We would "stop evolving" and it would be a matter of time until we got extinct.
If there is mortality and no reproduction, well... There would be only a single generation of individuals.
This way, we can conclude that for "life", the best characteristics would be mortality and reproduction.