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[-] Kecessa@sh.itjust.works 23 points 5 months ago

And a lot of what happens in evolution is passed down the generations not because it's useful but because it doesn't hinder reproduction.

[-] WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 4 points 5 months ago

Body odour does hinder reproduction, though.

[-] RGB3x3@lemmy.world 12 points 5 months ago

But it doesn't though. Before people bathed consistently, everyone smelled. It wouldn't have been a factor in partner selection.

[-] EatATaco@lemm.ee 7 points 5 months ago

It wouldn’t have been a factor in partner selection.

This is pretty presumptuous, as there appears to be a lot we can pick up about potential mates based on their body odor.

[-] Zoidsberg@lemmy.ca 1 points 5 months ago

I'm absolutely not an anthropologist, but if we evolved in small <100 person communities, often settling near water, I'd imagine keeping everyone relatively stank-free wouldn't have been impossible.

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