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[–] UnderpantsWeevil@lemmy.world 0 points 1 year ago

But then you introduce parasitic organisms, which prey on the more selfless and mutualist functions of complex species. And you end up with a cyclical rise and fall of survival strategies.

Predator organisms proliferating in periods of organic wealth and collapsing when they've depleted the reserves.

Meanwhile, prey organisms trade their mutualist reproductive impulses for traits that are defensive and alienating from their kin... until the predator collapse, at which point they can open up again.

Optional survival varies with the historical movement, which is driven by the strategies that preceded that moment.

Fitness isn't a solved problem, it is a constantly moving target.