For the evolution level:
• The main evolutionary purpose of PLAY is: practice for future high-stakes (e.g. dangerous) situations
• The main evolutionary purpose of INNATE PLAY SIGNALS is: avoid accidental escalation from practice to serious (kinda like “safewords”). Laughter is in this category. 3/6
• The main evolutionary purpose of PLAY is: practice for future high-stakes (e.g. dangerous) situations
• The main evolutionary purpose of INNATE PLAY SIGNALS is: avoid accidental escalation from practice to serious (kinda like “safewords”). Laughter is in this category. 3/6
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In the post, I discuss at length why the pseudocode is compatible with the evolutionary “spec”, and how the pseudocode is consistent with everyday experience, including physical play, conversational laughter, and humor. (4/6)