Pros and Cons of Bipedalism
Pros:
- One of the most efficient gaits of the animal kingdom
- Can carry and use tools while walking
- Less area for sun exposure back in Africa (top of the head vs whole back)
- Can carry our young since their stupid tiny hands can’t cling to us anymore like proper primates
- Taller: see predators coming, pick fruit from trees, give better high-fives
- Look scarier to other animals
Cons:
- Back hurty
- BIRTH HURTY x100
- Knees: “I didn’t sign up for this.”
- Heart: “I didn’t sign up for this.”
- our circulatory system has to work so hard bro
- Big tiger can see us better
- Did I mention how much birth hurts bc of our stupid upright hips? Seriously, commonly dying in childbirth isn’t an evolutionary benefit smh
Anyway, I would like to hold a re-vote on walking upright, who’s game?
unintended side effect: no tail so our heads got bigger to counter balance and keep us from constantly falling over. enormous skull now full of brain
benefit of brain - made friends with wolves
problem with brain - v. fragile and invented capitalism
brain so fragile, meat so huge :(