We live in a modern world, but our brains, bodies and social systems are ancient. We are perpetually in a mismatch with our modern environment. This breeds sickness — physically, psychologically, socially, and environmentally. If we don’t figure out how to manage the problem of accelerating novelty, humanity might go extinct or at least be diminished by mass suffering, disease and death. You could say we would become a victim of our own ‘success’.

I don’t claim that I know how to slow down novelty or speed up human evolutionary adaptions, but I think building strength will almost definitely increase one’s chances of surviving and thriving.

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