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fossilesque@mander.xyzM to Science Memes@mander.xyzEnglish · 2 days ago

What is Exaptation, Alex?

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What is Exaptation, Alex?

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    I like the phrasing of “want” rather than “need.”

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      I’ve only ever seen them use in short video media about taking foul-tasting TCM, so the want vs need seems to make sense

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        Turner Classic Movies?

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          Traditional Chinese Medicine

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            That makes far more sense than what came up when I searched TCM. Thank you.

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          Tim “Country” McGraw

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        But we don’t taste with the tongue, just bitter, salty, etc.

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      Originally, it served a need. Now, I imagine, it serves a want.

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        I mean they can definitely overlap. I want to live so I want and need my medication. That kind of thing.

        I think my amusement is more that “those who want to take very bitter medicines” sounds to me more like they’re doing it on a whim. :)

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          If it was really for traditional medicine as I inferred from a neighbouring thread, it was more of a whim

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      It was originally “want.” They became addicted, so now it’s “need.”

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      Yeah I just woke up but it took me a minute figure out what was happening. I thought it was saying that people prefer the bitter medicine, so I was confused why they didn’t want to taste it.

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