In his recent review of Lifespan, Scott Alexander writes: Algernon’s Law says there shouldn’t be easy gains in biology. Your body is the product of millions of years of evolution - it would be weird if some drug could make you stronger, faster, and smarter. Why didn’t the body just evolve to secrete that drug itself?
Second-order selection against the immortal
Second-order selection against the immortal
Second-order selection against the immortal
In his recent review of Lifespan, Scott Alexander writes: Algernon’s Law says there shouldn’t be easy gains in biology. Your body is the product of millions of years of evolution - it would be weird if some drug could make you stronger, faster, and smarter. Why didn’t the body just evolve to secrete that drug itself?