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0 pointsRexxar15d ago0 comments

Maybe it would made the immune system age faster if it is "used" too much.

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Inflammation is certainly not "free". It causes systemic damage.

So does getting infected over and over. Much worse damage. Evolution isn't some magic thing that gives you the most optimal creature for a given metric. The only metric is procreation. Not longevity. Not a pleasant life.

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0 pointsRexxar15d ago0 comments

Maybe it would made the immune system age faster if it is "used" too much.

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ekianjo15d ago

Inflammation is certainly not "free". It causes systemic damage.

tensor15d ago

So does getting infected over and over. Much worse damage. Evolution isn't some magic thing that gives you the most optimal creature for a given metric. The only metric is procreation. Not longevity. Not a pleasant life.

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