tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post7439060938200676149..comments2023-10-25T05:30:54.507-04:00Comments on Oh Get A Grip!: Weakness Is the Mother of InventionAshe Barkerhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/03390519279886657608noreply@blogger.comBlogger9125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-89519734464010502482015-07-05T02:47:26.712-04:002015-07-05T02:47:26.712-04:00What you say seems counter-intuitive, Sacchi (or a...What you say seems counter-intuitive, Sacchi (or at least it prob. would to most men I know who believe in survival of the fittest) but it makes perfect sense. I will have to try this evolutionary argument on one of my stepsons, heh.Jean Robertahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08805088081675965859noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-48466801283197736432015-07-01T09:01:30.613-04:002015-07-01T09:01:30.613-04:00"Strength gets redefined, and so does the fit..."Strength gets redefined, and so does the fitness to survive."<br /><br />To me, this is one of the key insights of personal evolution (as well as, I suppose, species-wide evolution). Traits that once helped me become obstacles, and new things become strengths. The example of the jock and the nerd illustrates that one really well. <br /><br />And I feel for what you say about your dad. I understand the impulse to avoid writing too much about that, but it definitely resonates for me.Annabeth Leonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07455191827664110878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-22022894090948139752015-07-01T08:59:33.991-04:002015-07-01T08:59:33.991-04:00Nice to see you, Garce!Nice to see you, Garce!Annabeth Leonghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07455191827664110878noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-84082837482242948552015-06-29T22:38:17.247-04:002015-06-29T22:38:17.247-04:00The tendency toward cooperation and care for the w...The tendency toward cooperation and care for the weak, especially the elderly, does seem to be a vital attribute of humans. And not just homo sapiens; this was shown by the discovery of a Neanderthal burial site where a old man who had clearly been disabled for many years before death had been interred with care and a token of flowers. Sacchi Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801164916418570059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-76034724851136598562015-06-29T22:33:20.500-04:002015-06-29T22:33:20.500-04:00Interesting theory! Stroking fur on a dog or a cat...Interesting theory! Stroking fur on a dog or a cat seems very personal in its way, but I suppose that comes more under the category of interspecies communication (if there is such a category.) I remember a Tarzan book (don't recall<br /> the title, and have never been able to find it again) where Tarzan encounters a species of humans with sleek, velvety fur, and the descriptions of the central female character are exceedingly erotic. Sacchi Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801164916418570059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-15641494308054545202015-06-29T21:17:42.598-04:002015-06-29T21:17:42.598-04:00The thread that winds through all this is the fact...The thread that winds through all this is the fact that as much as we value the American independent, the human race still operates best on a cooperative basis. Sorry to hear of the trials with your Dad, Sacchi. Age will get the best of all of us.Daddy Xhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12927663248424944119noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-90017847742969858202015-06-29T20:26:00.306-04:002015-06-29T20:26:00.306-04:00Hi sacchi
Trying to get plugged back in now that...Hi sacchi<br /><br />Trying to get plugged back in now that my little drama is mostly over. Taking care of the elderly and weak among us is one of the survival skills that makes us special. It enables older generations to pass information on to us. I heard an interesting theory as to why wehave no fur. It is to enhance our ability to experience interpersonal touch which we need more than any other species.Garceushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11160407485298015371noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-71654920352036379612015-06-29T10:58:08.453-04:002015-06-29T10:58:08.453-04:00Yes! I meant to include eyeglasses, which I've...Yes! I meant to include eyeglasses, which I've worn since I was three years old. And advances in childbirth technology. And all sorts of medical advances, especially those allowing more children to survive. So many work-arounds to weaknesses, susceptibilities, deprivations. Without them our world would be a very different place, with a much smaller population of humans (if any,) which might not be such a bad thing for the world as a whole, but still. On further reflection, the weaponry situation is way out of hand, on both national and individual levels. We'd be better off without both weapons of mass destruction and personal arsenals. When I think of weak-minded, out-of-shape defenders-of-second-amendment-rights strutting around fast-food restaurants flaunting their open-carry rights to brandish semi-automatic rifles, I lose much of my enthusiasm for compensation for weakness. Sacchi Greenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10801164916418570059noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-9156334464585894857.post-64490382783306757362015-06-29T09:31:18.849-04:002015-06-29T09:31:18.849-04:00I'm really glad you took this tack, Sacchi.
...I'm really glad you took this tack, Sacchi. <br /><br />Another example. I am horrifically myopic. My vision in my worse eye is something like 20:2000. To my uncorrected vision, the world is a blur. In a time before corrective lenses--let's say medieval period, for instance--I might very well not have survived, because I wouldn't have been able to see and avoid all the dangers life throws at you (some as subtle as a discontinuity in the ground, which might have led to broken bones). Certainly I would have had difficulty making a living or becoming a productive member of society (like the erotica author I am now LOL.) Technology (invention) has allowed me to compensate for a serious physical weakness, and to thrive.<br />Lisabet Saraihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05162514190572269660noreply@blogger.com