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231 points uprootdev | 6 comments | 19 Nov 24 03:12 UTC | HN request time: 0.001s | source | bottom
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404mm ◴[19 Nov 24 04:06 UTC] No.42180027[source]▶
This reminded me of the orangutan driving a golf cart: https://m.youtube.com/watch?v=DJsn1QivbKM

He has mastered it. He clearly understands the concept of roads vs sidewalks. He can drive using one hand. And most importantly, he obviously has a great time doing that.

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WalterBright ◴[19 Nov 24 05:28 UTC] No.42180321[source]▶
I don't think we've evolved very far from apes:

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wHODo_jIPo4

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1. taberiand ◴[19 Nov 24 05:57 UTC] No.42180428[source]▶
Humans and apes are equally evolved
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2. khafra ◴[19 Nov 24 06:55 UTC] No.42180680[source]▶
Along somewhat different fitness gradients, though. Meaning we've evolved some distance from them.

In fact, given the dimensionality of all possible fitness gradients, our direction of evolution is likely near-orthogonal to theirs.

3. m463 ◴[19 Nov 24 06:57 UTC] No.42180690[source]▶
but humans still don't know to open a banana from the bottom.
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4. withinboredom ◴[19 Nov 24 07:08 UTC] No.42180745[source]▶
Are you sure you are using the banana right side up?
5. MonkeyClub ◴[19 Nov 24 07:41 UTC] No.42180888[source]▶
> Humans and apes are equally evolved

Can't wait to hear an ape argue that online.

Oh, wait.

6. verisimi ◴[19 Nov 24 08:14 UTC] No.42181046[source]▶
Apes are people too!