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by 127 1636 days ago
No matter how seriously you take science, research and knowledge, evolution is merciless. Given a strategy that uses less resources to reproduce, that strategy will win over time. It's so obvious that it feels like a tautology. Science and research is extremely expensive and time intensive strategy. Living on universal basic income, finding a mate and making lots of kids doesn't require anything outside having the ability to attract the opposite sex.