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One of the biggest myths about evolution is that every trait, feature and behavior has some purpose. But no, they do not. Many are just spandrels. To get more colloquial, there is a lot of “slop” in evolution and what it produces. The habit of fidgeting doesn’t have to be for anything, or even occur evolutionarily as the result of anything quantifiable directly.

It could just be a consequence of having a nervous system above some level of complexity.

Pissing off MBAs

In the work world, I’m a unicorn. And companies are often looking for people like me. However, when against all odds they do find one it still causes them to get all pissy because as a unicorn, I can and do demand a high wage, more vacation time than normal, etc. Like, dude, you found your unicorn and now you gotta payyyyyyy. What did you expect?

But they want it both ways, of course — someone with an unusual suite of skills and who will accept being compensated as poorly as the 19-year-old intern.

As a unicorn, though, I can just trot into the next meadow. That’s what makes it so much fun.

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It seems like we’re all either perceived as too young or too old with a very small sliver of time in between.