[thinkingkong]

The fitness function that would govern that evolution would be new though. We’d be intentionally optimizing for brains that work that way with some new social or technical construct. Like if we said “autism is the new exposed ankles” and suddenly had many more babies who also demonstrated that trait. Or if we had access to technology that would select for that outcome, gattaca style.

[aqueueaqueue]

Fitness function? What if end up walking down the eugenics path or genetic engineering.

[iinnPP]

Society took the biggest of bats and beat the ever loving love out of the fitness function in many parts of the world.