Maybe it isn't all about survival and sex. Or maybe it is.
You ever hear of what happens to a parrot if you lock it in a cage with insufficient stimulus? It goes neurotic, then crazy, then it may well die. Stimulus isn't just pleasant, the animal is designed to live in a high-stimulus world, and without it, the animal breaks down, and doesn't survive.
So, I'm not so sure that the non-necessity for bowling leagues, sewing circles, and all, is actually as clear cut as she suggests.
And, as for sex - dude, bonding with the mate is downright needful for a critter that takes a decade and more to mature. You bet your bippy there's a selective reproductive advantage for keeping your mate around with pleasure!
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Date: 2011-02-15 02:28 am (UTC)You ever hear of what happens to a parrot if you lock it in a cage with insufficient stimulus? It goes neurotic, then crazy, then it may well die. Stimulus isn't just pleasant, the animal is designed to live in a high-stimulus world, and without it, the animal breaks down, and doesn't survive.
So, I'm not so sure that the non-necessity for bowling leagues, sewing circles, and all, is actually as clear cut as she suggests.
And, as for sex - dude, bonding with the mate is downright needful for a critter that takes a decade and more to mature. You bet your bippy there's a selective reproductive advantage for keeping your mate around with pleasure!