If evolution is real, then why isn’t it happening now? An anthropologist explains that humans actually are still evolving (theconversation.com)

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[-] Blue_Morpho@lemmy.world 4 points 5 days ago

evolving to adapt to an environment full of microplastics, to eating ultraprocessed foods, to look at screens for most of the day, etc.

That's not how evolution works...

Isn't it? There are those who get will sick from micro plastics/ultra processed food or turn Hikikomori from computer entertainment which would reduce their reproduction.

[-] woop_woop@lemmy.world 6 points 5 days ago

Yeah..those with some genetic cocktail that allows them to survive the new "standard" better will continue to breed more, thereby pushing the species in a forward, yet very slightly different direction.

Thats evolution. Dunno what trip that other dudes on.

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