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by majani 1223 days ago
Many species have already slid to the bottom of that slope. The phenomenon is called Fisherian Runaway, and it's not pretty.
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> and it's not pretty.

It feels somewhat ironic that when I looked up "Fisherian Runaway" the first thing I saw was an image of a peacock.

Evolution by "persistent, directional female choice" seems like exactly what our species needs to unfuck itself.