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lisper
15 hours ago
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alanbernstein
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If you squint hard enough, you might see the music/art directly in the structure of their civilizations
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lisper
14 hours ago
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The question is: do the
bees
see music and art in their structures. I doubt it. One of the defining characteristics of music and art is that they have no obvious direct connection to reproductive fitness.
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block_dagger
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Maybe it's not an obvious direct connection, but in general good artists seem to get more action than the average person.
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PaulDavisThe1st
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Once you understand the role of
happy
in positive reproductive outcomes (long term, not pre- or immediately post-natal, their role is fairly obvious.
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sdeframond
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Hmm, what does "civilization" mean actually?
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