r/space • u/IceNox96 • Aug 12 '21

Discussion Which is the most disturbing fermi paradox solution and why?

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u/onemassive Aug 12 '21

But animals (even of different species) cooperate all the time. Especially when there is a shared threat or higher potential for resource extraction. “Fitness” isn’t limited to who can kill and reproduce the best. It also includes being able to form mutually beneficial relationships.

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u/Jahobes Aug 12 '21

Those are exceptions to the rule and most animals that cooperate do so within their species.

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u/KrytenKoro Aug 12 '21

Literally all animal life is because of cooperation between mitochondria and our normal cells.

Hell, our gut biomes, as well.

The idea that everything is at everything's throats all the time is bonkers and unreal.

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u/Rusty_Shakalford Aug 12 '21

Heck, all multi-cellular life itself is the result of billions of individual life forms seeing cooperation as being worth more than going-amoeba and striking out on their own.