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[–] RizzRustbolt@lemmy.world 12 points 4 months ago (12 children)

Did we ever figure out why we evolved brains that produce cortisol?

[–] RestrictedAccount@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago (8 children)

Because people who are born lucky enough to have an easy life are likely to have more kids.

Using cortisol to magnify that improves selection bias.

The rest is math.

Evolution is a bitch.

[–] Lath@kbin.earth 9 points 4 months ago (6 children)

Uh, poor people tend to have more children than rich people.

[–] Talia@feddit.it 3 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Immagine what it could be if the cortisol mechanism didn't work

[–] Lath@kbin.earth 2 points 4 months ago

Not us, that's for sure.

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