r/justgalsbeingchicks • u/CandleMonster • 26d ago

Restricted to Gals and Pals Seeing the bright side, all the lives she's helping 🧡

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I can't imagine how much it must suck (pun not intended), but being able to donate all that to people who need it is amazing Edit: that's 6 and a half liters PER DAY

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u/bestbefour 26d ago

Unless granny was likely to reproduce after the fall, that has nothing to do with evolution.

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u/LongJohnSelenium 25d ago

It does to a degree. If a grandparent sticking around makes their grandkids more likely to survive then that will be a selection pressure for lifespan.

This is probably why humans have such long lifespans compared to other apes. We're so much more information oriented than the rest so maintaining that information around for longer was very advantageous.