Comments on: You can learn a lot from humans and their stuff https://www.isegoria.net/2018/07/you-can-learn-a-lot-from-humans-and-their-stuff/ From the ancient Greek for equality in freedom of speech; an eclectic mix of thoughts, large and small Thu, 21 May 2026 16:19:21 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.6.1 By: Graham https://www.isegoria.net/2018/07/you-can-learn-a-lot-from-humans-and-their-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-2639957 Graham Fri, 27 Jul 2018 01:01:34 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=43705#comment-2639957 Could end up food, too. Not sure if that’s better or worse than vermin.

Less insulting, perhaps.

]]> By: Harry Jones https://www.isegoria.net/2018/07/you-can-learn-a-lot-from-humans-and-their-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-2639885 Harry Jones Thu, 26 Jul 2018 17:49:57 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=43705#comment-2639885 If the Earth is overrun by an alien invasion, will that make humans smarter? Probably, yes.

On the other hand, it would reduce humanity to the status of colonial subjects, or pets… or even worse, vermin.

In the meantime, let’s enjoy the Anthropocene.

The dominant species sets the rules for the entire ecosystem. For now, at least, man is the arbiter of so-called natural selection.

]]> By: Kirk https://www.isegoria.net/2018/07/you-can-learn-a-lot-from-humans-and-their-stuff/comment-page-1/#comment-2639870 Kirk Thu, 26 Jul 2018 16:20:06 +0000 http://www.isegoria.net/?p=43705#comment-2639870 Stop and think about it: Of course there are going to be smarter animals running around human-dominated environments. Dumber, less well-adapted ones are going to get culled pretty quickly.

You could also make a point that the cuter and more cuddly animals are going to adapt better than the ones that freak most people out. Which is why raccoons are going to be around forever, and there won’t be too many squicky things like giant spiders…

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