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Evolution isn't linear. (mander.xyz)
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[โ€“] kadu 6 points 6 months ago (1 children)

The issue is precisely in your mix up of "linear progression" and implying "smaller" is somehow a counter argument to that. While it's true evolution isn't linear, being smaller is not a downgrade at all.

[โ€“] Glowstick 2 points 6 months ago

I haven't mixed up anything. Smaller to bigger to smaller again is not a linear progression in size going always upward, which is what happens in games and in people's misconceptions.