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No equilibrium exists in evolutionary systems

Any stable, zero-sum equilibrium for society is impossible because evolutionary systems have no equilibria: even if individuals or societies decide they have 'enough,' they will be out-competed by a cultural or genetic mutation that wants more, so any state of contented stagnation is 'invadable'—meaning theories of society that depend on a complete shift in human nature are broken from the start.

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Speaker

Michael Muthukrishna

Evidence Quote

any theory of change or any theory of society that requires a complete shift in human nature, and not just constraining in some way, is broken.

Source

255 | Michael Muthukrishna on Developing a Theory of EveryoneSean Carroll's Mindscape
Created: 6/13/2026, 12:15:31 AM

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