Comment on Why do Orks from Warhammer 40K have nipples?

• spankmonkey@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I guess I meant an actual use for them.

  Licking is an actual use.

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  • BreadOven@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    It is. I wasn’t being specific enough, sorry. Actual use in terms of evolutionary fitness. There are no reasons for them evolutionarily other than they are a byproduct of fetal development.

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    • spankmonkey@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Anything that makes people hornier and more likely to procreate is an evolutionary advantage.

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      • BreadOven@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        I suppose you’re right. It’s not just things that help things live longer or thrive in a specific environment.

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    • Strider@thelemmy.club ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      That’s the thing with natural selection though, as long as a trait isn’t deleterious and it’s common enough it’ll generally stick around. There’s no pressure for males to not have nipples.

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      • BreadOven@lemmy.world ⁨5⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        Totally agree with your point. But it’s also not something that will actively promote fitness.

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