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Comment by Workaccount2

2 days ago

I'd argue that they do win out, it's just not the ideas that we thought were best.

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ben_w  2 days ago

"Best idea", but it's "best" by memetic reproduction score, not by "how well does this solve a real problem?"

Same thing with evolution: "survival of the fittest" doesn't mean "survival of the muscle", just whatever's best at passing on DNA.

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