• SkunkWorkz@lemmy.world
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    8 days ago

    And now we are cultivating peppers. So the strategy still worked evolutionarily speaking, only not like the peppers intended.

    • johannesvanderwhales@lemmy.world
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      8 days ago

      only not like the peppers intended.

      I know what you’re saying but also that’s not how evolution works. More of a case of “the reason why an adaptation proves advantageous may change completely over time.”