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A significant amount of blacks worldwide had sickle cell anemia. In the past when humans lived in more isolated and homogeneous societies this was the standard existence. In fact, it conferred a resistance against malaria. Today, we have better treatments for that disease that don't carry the same side effects. A more prescient and present example is that almost all humans are subject to cognitive biases. A wise man…
> In fact, it conferred a resistance against malaria. I think this is one of my main points: if such a large percentage of the population has something that we think of as a large negative, it's probably a good time to take a step back and wonder if we aren't understanding the whole picture because evolution tends to take care of such low hanging fruit.
Re: WHO to recognize gaming disorder as mental health condition
#101Evolution takes care of things that stop you from reproducing, not things that make you unhappy.