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		iinnPP on Feb 9, 2025 \| parent \| context \| favorite \| on: Brain Hyperconnectivity in Children with Autism an... Society took the biggest of bats and beat the ever loving love out of the fitness function in many parts of the world.

TheOtherHobbes on Feb 9, 2025 [–]

Fitness functions are retrospective, so there is no "We should have done this differently."

The definition of fitness is literally whatever persists by reproduction.

Features and species that persist for a while and then collapse/disappear are a normal part of the process.

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