26. Lockdown clues to human evolution
If
you happen to be one of those people who, as I sometimes do, reads science
fiction, you will be aware that one of the most common expectations for human
evolution into the distant future is that we will evolve to have small bodies,
atrophied limbs and supersized heads, to house our overdeveloped brains. This
expectation ignores the possibilities offered by bioengineering and mechanical
technology integration, but that is for another post. My observation during
this lockdown, however, is that most people seem to spend their time lying
about the house, randomly snacking on junk food and wasting a lot of time on
social media. This is a lost opportunity, when so much time for exercise of the
body and the mind is available. And it presents us with an alternative possible
evolutionary path, in which we evolve to have large, round, flabby bodies, tiny
heads to house dwindling brains and huge thumbs to contribute to the cacophony
of nonsense prevalent in social networks. Your preference?
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