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Post #2323036
2026-04-06 03:33 UTC
@screwturn@mastodon.social
Most of the human body's alleged flaws are actually misunderstood trade-offs.
* We are weak for our height, but only because we're ridiculously tall for our weight.
* Our eyes work poorly at night, but their color fidelity is top-notch. Animals trying to blend into the scenery often won't fool humans.
* We can't outrun a deer, but we can keep chasing it long after it has passed out from heat exhaustion. Our skin isn't made for stopping claws; it's made for heat efficiency.
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@argv_minus_one@mastodon.sdf.org 2026-04-06 03:35
@screwturn@mastodon.social I guess the moral of this story is that it's silly to lament what you don't have while forgetting what you do have.
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@screwturn@mastodon.social 2026-04-06 03:45
@argv_minus_one@mastodon.sdf.org This is true. We have two physical advantages over most other animals - heat tolerance - ability to smell petrichor But that's it. We are thin skinned, musculatly weak, and slow, and fhe laughable muscle man trope is in stark contrast to how feeble we are. Our secret sauce is complex collaboration, not physique.