[FRIAM] A million year old driving assistant

[Frank Wimberly]

That makes sense to me, Jochen.

Our X3 has the same feature and I found it helpful on a recent trip.  My
M240 doesn't have it.

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Frank C. Wimberly
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On Sun, Apr 24, 2022, 12:32 PM Jochen Fromm <jofr at cas-group.net> wrote:

> I am reading at the moment the German translation of "The Museum of
> Abandoned Secrets" from the Ukrainian writer Oksana Zabuzhko. It is a long
> novel about the history of Ukraine. She writes sentences as long as pages
> where one metaphor follows the next like pearls on a necklace of beads.
>
> One of these metaphors made me think if we can describe emotions as a
> "driving assistant" for the vehicles created by our selfish genes. A
> driving assistant shaped by million years of evolution which wakes up in
> the right moments and guides us in the right direction (whenever it is
> supper- or pairing time). If we select the right direction, then it rewards
> us by a boost of energy or fuel.
>
> Does it make sense to extend Dawkins' metaphor like this? Our BMW 330E has
> for example a system that warns the driver if he comes to close to the edge
> of the lane. Then the wheel starts to vibrate.
> https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Advanced_driver-assistance_systems
>
> -J.
>
>
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