Internet is dead (and a couple of HCB pictures)

[Freakscene]

Survival of the fittest only means the fittest at reproducing a lot, before dying.

But that is not how evolution works. One organism survives, just enough to breed, even once. And so on. That is enough. Survival of the adequate. There is no fitness test, only the survival adequacy test.

Darwin’s comments and terms have been broadly misused, and when he wrote it, the genetic mechanisms of evolution were not really understood at all, and epigenetics were not even contemplated.

The movie Idiocracy comes to mind.

Indeed. I love Mike Judge’s work. In fact my son’s shirt got stuck on his head while he was getting ready this morning, and we both screamed “I am Cornholio!” Beavis - Wikipedia

 

[Erik van Straten]

I have the Moscou book too. It is from the 1950´s. There is also a book by Cartier-Bresson about the Sovjet Union from the 1970´s, I have that one too. In that book are many pictures taken with the Noctilux 50mm f1.2. For lovers of that lens the book is a must.

 

[Erik van Straten]

This shot is from the seventees too.

gelatin silver print (nikkor 50mm f2) nikkormat ftn.

Utrecht, 1973

 

[valdas]

Evolution works by adequacy not by selection of the fittest. Survival is enough. That’s how.

I know, it was a bit of an irony type of post... But anyway - I want to say I'm quite disappointed with humankind.

 

[agentlossing]

I know, it was a bit of an irony type of post... But anyway - I want to say I'm quite disappointed with humankind.

Given humanity's track record, I'm not so sure you should be surprised

 

[valdas]

Given humanity's track record, I'm not so sure you should be surprised

Disappointed, not surprised. We always have a new hope, but the empire keeps on striking back.

 

[Retro-Grouch]

Disappointed, not surprised. We always have a new hope, but the empire keeps on striking back.

"When you think there's no hope, remember the lobsters in the tank at the Titanic's restaurant."

 

[Freakscene]

"When you think there's no hope, remember the lobsters in the tank at the Titanic's restaurant."

Their claws were tied. Even if they got out of the wreck they would have died. Sorry.

 

[Richard G]

I remain hopeful. The great experiment of the United Satates of America continues, hopefully with some positives for Australia. I even have hopes for Britain.

 

[p.giannakis]

I remain hopeful. The great experiment of the United Satates of America continues, hopefully with some positives for Australia. I even have hopes for Britain.

Unfortunately I am not. Quite the opposite, I am fearful that one day they will knock on my door and tell me that I have to leave everything behind again and get on that plane.

 

[agentlossing]

Disappointed, not surprised. We always have a new hope, but the empire keeps on striking back.

Far as I'm concerned, it's all the empire. To defeat it, you must become it, and the cycle continues.

 

[Retro-Grouch]

Far as I'm concerned, it's all the empire. To defeat it, you must become it, and the cycle continues.

Audre Lorde:

 

[Archiver]

Frankly, it's appalling that some believe that HCB image to be an AI generated fake, even when faced with the original black and white image. Daft, is what it is. Daft.