Quote:
Originally Posted by Kang Seung Jae
Indeed, twisting metaphors is fun.
And that's the beauty of Social Darwinism: It shows that if one doesn't improve, one will fall behind.
|
Well, this then leads to
current beliefs in the evolution modle; the RED QUEEN EFFECT.
RQE is the effect caused by everything being forced to change because everyone else is changing and evolving themselves. Anyone who didn't constantly evolve falls behind, but those who do evolve never actually win anything; they just get to stay exactly where they are.
"You got to run as far as you can to stay exactly where you are".
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Red_Queen
The reason for RQE is because in evolution, your goalpost isn't fixed, but is determined by the relative position of everyone else. Hence it is a race that can't end. You can't stop.