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

• BreadOven@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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 ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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

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    • BreadOven@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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 ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ 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 ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

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

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      • Strider@thelemmy.club ⁨2⁩ ⁨months⁩ ago

        Doesn’t matter. There’s no reason to not have nipples, and going down the evolution rabbit hole to change that isn’t worth the random mutations that are more likely to just straight up kill males during development or something. Your entire body is built on the concept of, “good enough to get the job done.” In biology fitness just means the ability to successfully reproduce, not actually who’s stronger or more efficient.

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