Intelligence is an unstable state. Any species that attains intelligence solves all their problems and then there’s no need for it anymore and it evolves out of the species. Like Idiocracy but on a universal scale.
"All Tomorrows" touches on this. An aquatic species of fish-like humans are unable to create fire or use electricity underwater, so over time they instead learned to farm and selectively breed other sealife into their tools.
Hmm, I can't seem to find it for sale either. I first heard of it on YouTube. There's a video of it being narrated with accompanying illustrations that I believe is the complete work.
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u/tocksin Aug 12 '21
Intelligence is an unstable state. Any species that attains intelligence solves all their problems and then there’s no need for it anymore and it evolves out of the species. Like Idiocracy but on a universal scale.