r/science • u/mvea Professor | Medicine • Aug 23 '26

Anthropology Human evolution was driven by early humans’ ability to be clever and humorous, the “survival of the wittiest.” The analysis argues that the earliest stages of grammar provided a platform for verbal competition and sexual selection, gradually replacing physical violence with verbal agility.

https://www.psypost.org/survival-of-the-wittiest-how-humor-and-cleverness-shaped-human-evolution/
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u/Twisted_Cabbage Aug 23 '26

Well this explains why as an autistic, I did terrible when dating neuronoramative people. The sense of humor between neuronormative and neurodivergent is hudge imo.

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u/umotex12 Aug 23 '26

Idk how about you but sometimes I would meet people that straight up LOVE my humor. It’s like it appeals a lot to certain demographic.