We have reason to believe that man first walked upright to free his hands for masturbation.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- A satirical take on human evolution suggesting a selfish biological motive.
- In plain terms
- Humans stood up to free their hands for other uses.
- What can you take from it?
- Evolutionary reasons can be surprisingly trivial.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What other traits seem mundane?
- Why do we seek grand reasons?
Another view
It reduces complex evolutionary traits to a single joke.
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