Just to clarify, 50,000 years is 50 millennia. If you meant millions if years, the term for that is mega-anna. And eons for billions.
Other than that, I more or less agree. Humans have developed technologically much faster than we’ve been able to evolve/adapt to the changes we’re creating, and the stress from that is growing. Occasionally I wonder if it’ll prove too much for us in the end.
Evolution being slow is a good thing. Trying to shortcut it would just be a more direct way to destroy the species. Also a great example of the kind of thing I’m referring to.
Yeah, I’ve wondered if it’s something like that. Seems like a fairly easy trap to fall into, but hard to say for sure with only our singular reference point.
My guess is that in order for life to survive long enough to get to the point where it becomes sapient, it has to be selfish and short-sighted, which becomes a tragically fatal hindrance.
“We’re not gonna make it, are we? People, I mean.”
Just to clarify, 50,000 years is 50 millennia. If you meant millions if years, the term for that is mega-anna. And eons for billions.
Other than that, I more or less agree. Humans have developed technologically much faster than we’ve been able to evolve/adapt to the changes we’re creating, and the stress from that is growing. Occasionally I wonder if it’ll prove too much for us in the end.
I dunno, couldn’t humans short circuit evolutionary trends by hacking their own genetics?
Evolution being slow is a good thing. Trying to shortcut it would just be a more direct way to destroy the species. Also a great example of the kind of thing I’m referring to.
species could still either thrive or die out because of or in spite of the meddling.
I did not know about mega-anna as a term before. Is it always hyphenated, or did you add that for emphasis?
Had to look it up myself. I saw both, but went with the hyphen for clarity.
Maybe that’s what’s happened to every lifeform that’s managed to achieve sapience.
Yeah, I’ve wondered if it’s something like that. Seems like a fairly easy trap to fall into, but hard to say for sure with only our singular reference point.
My guess is that in order for life to survive long enough to get to the point where it becomes sapient, it has to be selfish and short-sighted, which becomes a tragically fatal hindrance.
“We’re not gonna make it, are we? People, I mean.”
“It’s in your nature to destroy yourselves.”
“Yeah. Major drag, huh?”