Comment on What's the evolutionary advantage of very long hair on human heads?
Mothra@mander.xyz 1 day agoWell… More to my point… That means it’s a liability, right ?because that’s all fine and dandy when consensual but over the course of history more people have died as a consequence of getting caught by the hair than the offspring such long hair ever facilitated. I mean most military forces cut their hair for a reason. But I’m neither a scientist or a soldier so, I could be wrong too.
oce@jlai.lu 1 day ago
Wouldn’t deaths from battlegrounds be too small (before world wars) to impact a group’s genetics?
Klear@piefed.world 1 day ago
Depends on how common fights are. I heard that in very dangerous populations/times left-handedness is a lot more common, since attacking with the other arm than most people is a distinct advantage.