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Schizophrenia is the price we pay for minds poised near the edge of a cliff

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262 points Anon84 | 5 comments | 28 Jun 25 21:22 UTC | HN request time: 0.659s | source
1. jonahbard ◴[28 Jun 25 22:14 UTC] No.44408605[source]▶
I wonder if Autism would be even simpler to explain with a cliff-edged fitness function. Because there seems to be a high correlation between extremely intelligent people and people on the spectrum. Maybe the group of genes rewarded for high intelligence/creativity/quantitative ability also, by accidental design, inhibits social capacity.
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2. hyperhello ◴[28 Jun 25 22:17 UTC] No.44408636[source]▶
Is it possible that every non-typical presentation simply tells others in society to give them space enough to develop the intellect?
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3. PaulHoule ◴[28 Jun 25 22:25 UTC] No.44408694[source]▶
Maybe it does when you are an adult but it can make childhood a disaster.
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5. mandmandam ◴[29 Jun 25 00:54 UTC] No.44409461[source]▶
> Maybe the group of genes rewarded for high intelligence/creativity/quantitative ability also, by accidental design, inhibits social capacity.

Maybe living in a world with neurotypical people who immediately dislike you [0] 'inhibits social capacity' after years of traumatic experiences piling up.

0 - https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC8992906/