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MENTAL MODEL · M10713

Survival of the Fittest

Survival of the Fittest
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Version 1.0.0 · Updated 2026-07-30

CORE DEFINITION

Eliminate the weak and retain the strong—the basic mechanism of natural or artificial selection.

SCAFFOLDING EFFECT

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Establish selection criteria. Clarify what "strong" means, design selection pressures, and let the system optimize automatically.

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In a population with limited resources, variation, and heritable differences, individuals better adapted to the environment leave more offspring, the unfit are eliminated, and the population's characteristics evolve accordingly. The key is that "fitness" is defined by the environment, not by an absolute "strength."

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