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[–] PP_BOY_@lemmy.world 10 points 11 months ago (2 children)

Ten thousand years of "evolution" (wrong use of the word btw) versus hundreds of millions of years of actual evolution

[–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 12 points 11 months ago (1 children)

It would be more adequate to define it as "population adaptation" in the case of milk tolerance after the age of weaning.

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 12 points 11 months ago (2 children)

They also just straight up ignored the fact the majority of humans never adapted to milk. It's something like 70% of the species that has lactose malabsorption lol

[–] AlpacaChariot@lemmy.world 6 points 11 months ago (1 children)

I don't think they ignored it, they are implying 70% are weak nerds

[–] Taleya@aussie.zone 2 points 11 months ago

Pff, he's the pissboy who needs milkies

[–] qyron@sopuli.xyz 1 points 11 months ago

You're considering the asian population?

[–] lvxferre@lemmy.ml 7 points 11 months ago

I'm not sure but I do think that evolution played a big role here. Probably not for the reasons in the OP, but because it's a way to convert grass into portable food with decent long-term storage (cheese). This is huge for migratory populations, but still helpful for sedentary ones due to winter.