Comment on What is Exaptation, Alex?
aeronmelon@lemmy.world 1 week agoOriginally, it served a need. Now, I imagine, it serves a want.
Comment on What is Exaptation, Alex?
aeronmelon@lemmy.world 1 week agoOriginally, it served a need. Now, I imagine, it serves a want.
Dojan@pawb.social 1 week ago
I mean they can definitely overlap. I want to live so I want and need my medication. That kind of thing.
I think my amusement is more that “those who want to take very bitter medicines” sounds to me more like they’re doing it on a whim. :)
sukhmel@programming.dev 1 week ago
If it was really for traditional medicine as I inferred from a neighbouring thread, it was more of a whim