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I know this is water but Heightpill the most brutal thing in human existence, and it is unnatural, and we are not adapted to live like this. By like this, I mean the variance of human male height in modern times.
From this table, between all of our close relatives, we have the highest height variance ratio, and what's most brutal is that our closest relatives, Neanderthals, had one of the lowest, and early humans definitely had a similar variance to them. We modern humans are uniquely burdened by such a wide variance in height, creating social and psychological dynamics that our ancestors or close relatives may never have had to deal with.
We are wired to perceive height as a proxy for dominance, competence, and attractiveness, three things that literally seal our whole fate. I doubt that height would have been perceived this way if evolution had not "anticipated" such a rapid civilizational leap. Basically, humans are not biologically and neurologically adapted to live in societies with such extreme differences in height.
Maybe in the future this variance will decrease due to better nutrition, conditions and k-selection, but this doesn't change our current reality.
I will either ascend to 6'+ or end it all.
Species | Male height range | Ratio |
---|---|---|
Humans | 150–213 cm | 1.42 |
Chimpanzees | 120–140 cm | 1.17 |
Gorillas | 140–188 cm | 1.34 |
Orangutans | 122–167 cm | 1.37 |
Neanderthals | 160–175 cm | 1.09 |
Homo erectus | 146-185 cm | 1.26 |
From this table, between all of our close relatives, we have the highest height variance ratio, and what's most brutal is that our closest relatives, Neanderthals, had one of the lowest, and early humans definitely had a similar variance to them. We modern humans are uniquely burdened by such a wide variance in height, creating social and psychological dynamics that our ancestors or close relatives may never have had to deal with.
We are wired to perceive height as a proxy for dominance, competence, and attractiveness, three things that literally seal our whole fate. I doubt that height would have been perceived this way if evolution had not "anticipated" such a rapid civilizational leap. Basically, humans are not biologically and neurologically adapted to live in societies with such extreme differences in height.
Maybe in the future this variance will decrease due to better nutrition, conditions and k-selection, but this doesn't change our current reality.
I will either ascend to 6'+ or end it all.