An alternative explanation of this is that time is event-based. Or, phrased slightly differently: the rate of biological evolution is faster in the time following a major disruption, so intelligence is more likely to arise shortly after a major disruption occurs.
I’ve heard that one is true both at the macro-scale (Chicxulub) and at the micro-scale (one of the theories I’ve heard about human evolution is that it was strongly shaped by a sudden drought.) Thought Chicxulub is the important one that lets the earth effectively buy twice as many lottery tickets.
An alternative explanation of this is that time is event-based. Or, phrased slightly differently: the rate of biological evolution is faster in the time following a major disruption, so intelligence is more likely to arise shortly after a major disruption occurs.
I’ve heard that one is true both at the macro-scale (Chicxulub) and at the micro-scale (one of the theories I’ve heard about human evolution is that it was strongly shaped by a sudden drought.) Thought Chicxulub is the important one that lets the earth effectively buy twice as many lottery tickets.