Bret Weinstein & Jordan Peterson: Two gargantuan intellects stare into the abyss
Decoding the Gurus
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How Much Does the Competition Between Two Individuals Overmates Affect Their Genes?
If we look across the larger landscape, all of the bands of hunter gatherers, how much does the competition between two individuals within one band over mates effect how many ies of their genes are on that larger landscape? And the answer is almost not at all. The advantage you got within one generation is completely erased by the loss of the population within which you ware imbedded. So the point is, if we really understood the mind set of the individual in rational evolutionary terms, we would understand that they will be wired and programmed to behave in such a way both to advance their own genetic interests and to protect the long term population well being that allows those genes to circulate.
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