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minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink5•16 hours agoCrabs are much more likely. Everything turns into crabs, eventually.
minus-squareFlying Squidlink1•7 hours ago“Everything” with our sort of molecule for storing information. DNA might not be the only way.
minus-square@[email protected]linkfedilink4•7 hours agoIt’s not about DNA; it’s about “crab-like” being an optimal shape for something that has to move itself in and manipulate a variety of environments. It doesn’t matter if it’s an arthropod or a robot. Crab-like is almost always optimal.
minus-squareFlying Squidlink3•edit-27 hours agoOptimal for Earth environments. A crab body would not work if life evolved on a gas giant.
Crabs are much more likely. Everything turns into crabs, eventually.
“Everything” with our sort of molecule for storing information. DNA might not be the only way.
It’s not about DNA; it’s about “crab-like” being an optimal shape for something that has to move itself in and manipulate a variety of environments.
It doesn’t matter if it’s an arthropod or a robot. Crab-like is almost always optimal.
Optimal for Earth environments.
A crab body would not work if life evolved on a gas giant.