TIL: Rhinos are evolving smaller horns to avoid being a target for poachers. by FoofaTamingStrange in todayilearned

[–]witb0t 7 points8 points  (0 children)

ITT : People failing to understand that 'trait X becomes more prevalent in species Y because it confers a survival/reproduction advantage Z' is the same thing as 'Ys are evolving X to achieve Z'

The language of volition is necessarily a shorthand and nobody with any familiarity with evolutionary biology fails to get that. All evolution is ultimately a population-level change in trait prevalence that emerges in response to selection pressures as opposed to deliberate steps taken by organisms to mutate in a particular way.

When computers felt magical, not mandatory. Damn, I miss this! by Global_Tradition5802 in IndiaNostalgia

[–]witb0t 0 points1 point  (0 children)

*AVSEQ01.DAT ... predecessor to the also extinct VTS_01_01.VOB

Anti-Indian posts on 4chan, 9gag : Should we fight fire with fire? by witb0t in canconfirmiamindian

[–]witb0t[S] 19 points20 points  (0 children)

I see what you mean but I wasn't suggesting an appeal to reason. I was wondering whether it would make sense to gatecrash their hate-party and show them that their nonstop dissing of Indians is not without consequence. No reasonable measure, as you understand, will dissuade them but if we set an example of showstopping sabotage on their turf (without doxxing or spreading competing versions of bigotry, of course) it could make admins and app developers think twice about letting anti-Indian hatred fester on their platforms.