Mikufan@ani.social to Animemes@ani.social · 2 years agoMore true words have never been spokenshota.nuexternal-linkmessage-square138fedilinkarrow-up1916arrow-down122
arrow-up1894arrow-down1external-linkMore true words have never been spokenshota.nuMikufan@ani.social to Animemes@ani.social · 2 years agomessage-square138fedilink
minus-squareKecessa@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up23arrow-down2·2 years agoAnd a lot of what happens in evolution is passed down the generations not because it’s useful but because it doesn’t hinder reproduction.
minus-squareWhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up6arrow-down3·2 years agoBody odour does hinder reproduction, though.
minus-squareRGB3x3@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up13arrow-down3·2 years agoBut it doesn’t though. Before people bathed consistently, everyone smelled. It wouldn’t have been a factor in partner selection.
minus-squareEatATaco@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up7·2 years ago It wouldn’t have been a factor in partner selection. This is pretty presumptuous, as there appears to be a lot we can pick up about potential mates based on their body odor.
And a lot of what happens in evolution is passed down the generations not because it’s useful but because it doesn’t hinder reproduction.
Body odour does hinder reproduction, though.
But it doesn’t though. Before people bathed consistently, everyone smelled. It wouldn’t have been a factor in partner selection.
This is pretty presumptuous, as there appears to be a lot we can pick up about potential mates based on their body odor.