Animal migration?
Which if you think about it makes a lot of sense for a evolutionary explanation for this behavior.
The existence of night rhythm people is hypotized to be a genetic factor that a human group needs some people to guard at night to keep the fire going and everyone safe.
Having a person within your group capable of noticing and tracking patterns trough time in nature can be a huge benefit but there is little further advantages to have more/multiple people tracking the same things.
Our genetics never considered that one day we function in a mega society where most people we interact with don't even know our full name, let alone our divergent skills and personal (dis)advantages.
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xep@fedia.io · 77 pts · 2y
I like to think that he didn't really change, but figured out the socially acceptable way to pretend that he had been "cured."
NounsAndWords@lemmy.world · 49 pts · 2y
Masking is apparently at least as old as written language....
nehal3m@sh.itjust.works · 66 pts · 2y
They cured him of a hobby that made him happy? Dicks!
Mango@lemmy.world · 56 pts · 2y
Dude should have just become the harbor master. He'd have been the natural best pick!
skulblaka@startrek.website · 24 pts · 2y
Seriously. Recognize a win when it's handed to you, people.
AllNewTypeFace@leminal.space · 38 pts · 2y
What did they do before the invention of vehicles?
yokonzo@lemmy.world · 57 pts · 2y
I imagine horticulture and keeping track of the raiding parties arrivals and departures was pretty big
SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works · 51 pts · 2y
"You can sit here until the cows come home for all I care!"
and so he did
zaphod@sopuli.xyz · 18 pts · 2y
Birdwatching.
webghost0101@sopuli.xyz · 8 pts · 2y
Animal migration? Which if you think about it makes a lot of sense for a evolutionary explanation for this behavior.
The existence of night rhythm people is hypotized to be a genetic factor that a human group needs some people to guard at night to keep the fire going and everyone safe.
Having a person within your group capable of noticing and tracking patterns trough time in nature can be a huge benefit but there is little further advantages to have more/multiple people tracking the same things.
Our genetics never considered that one day we function in a mega society where most people we interact with don't even know our full name, let alone our divergent skills and personal (dis)advantages.
leds@feddit.dk · 32 pts · 2y
OK but what's the cure?
LesserAbe@lemmy.world · 73 pts · 2y
The doctor was probably like "you can think about it all you want but you got to stop talking about it dude"
TexasDrunk@lemmy.world · 34 pts · 2y
"Here's some heavily addictive narcotics. Add it to your wine and drink it thrice daily."
sbv@sh.itjust.works · 20 pts · 2y
I'm willing to bet it involved leeches.
PugJesus@lemmy.world · 13 pts · 2y
Probably the treatment for all neurodivergent behavior before the 2000s.
Beatings.
Crismus@lemmynsfw.com · 2 pts · 2y
In some places, the beatings still continue.
Kolanaki@yiffit.net · 11 pts · 2y
Leeches and a mallet to the head.
SomeAmateur@sh.itjust.works · 9 pts · 2y
Ah yes an AIS/ADSB and Train/Plane/Boat spotting enjoyer