Talking Evolution with My Mom We came up with a theory. I padded it at first not knowing how she truly felt about me shitlording, but when she said it didn't sound mean at all, we forged ahead.   I think the fatasses are right: it's evolution, but not in the sense they think. It's evolution in a Darwinian sense. We, in ages gone by, used to intermittent fast due to hunting and gathering and naturally tried toneat what we could for times without. Then, a bit over 10,000 years ago, agriculture began taking a hold.   Over that 10,000 years, we've lived in increasing surplus and thus not needed to stock up on calories for fasts. Nowadays, there's so much people that the majority of the population is fat as fuck from 0 self control or willpower, and there's no forced fasts to burn it off.   My mom and I decided that shitlords and ladies are the genetic evolution, not fatties, because we have innate control to not overeat in a new world of constant surplus. It's a trait with some thousands years chance to develop. So, basically, we think nature is culling the genetically inferior line of "humans" because they're no longer equipped to survive.   We went on to talk about how animals even tend to get fat (not always) with constant surplus, so it's an inferior trait to not have innate control no matter the surplus.   Of course, this was more light and bored banter and not scientifically serious, but still. Fatasses, why the fuck would I risk breeding with you if it means my genetic lineage might suffer to be fat, lazy, diseased gluttons. I need a mate and offspring who know how to survive in the new reality.   So if it isn't genetic, fuck your lazy fatass that's disgusting. If it is genetic, why would I willfully harm my children?   Tl;dr my mom and I hypothesized shitlords and ladies are the next step in evolutionary succession because we have an innate sense of control in a society catering towards surplus and sloth.   Edit: added emphasis on the not scientifically serious bit