/lit/ - Literature

>>20676728
>has any baby ever been born in the modern day with a mutation that was anyway beneficial
Well, yes. I mean just look at who is exploding and who is winnowing to see what traits nature is currently into.

Poor future time orientation? That's beneficial, pushes the gene onward nicely, even if it shortens the life of the organism. Overabundance of empathy, well thats a bad neuro development, causes things like suicide and antinatalism.

Strength, facial symmetry, looks like genitals are being selected for when you compare us to rest of the pin-dicked primates. A lot of tribal cooperation baggage is really turning against us, which means at some point it didn't move the ball. Nature is all about moving the ball even at the expense of the organism.

Basically the best humans for the job of moving forward are shown to be at least somewhat bereft of self-reflection, so nature is not the biggest fan of consciousness. A sophisticated hunting system gone haywire just isn't getting the job done, apparently.