13 July
13 July · 08:05 UTC
“The usual explanation of why humans are so successful as a species is simply that we are smarter, with huge brains and uniquely flexible intelligence that allows us to figure everything out through sheer force of logic. But it turns out that other animals are not so different.” What humans do superbly is copy. Imitate. Imitation is usually considered an inferior thing, but it’s the heart of being a human. https://aeon.co/essays/forget-the-lone-genius-it-s-copycats-who-drive-progress
Nick Dee shared a link.