“Your generation did NOT invent sex, it was invented back in the Stenian Period by the eukaryotes about 1 to 1.2 billion years ago.”

Less pithy, but more informative. I guess it’s a trade off :).

Thank you sir. I will definitely reach out, if for nothing else than to at least express my thanks for sharing your wisdom throughout the blogosphere!

Brilliant!

nice one! Bringing the Stenian period into the conversation.

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From now on I will have to say: “Your generation did NOT invent sex, it was invented back in the Stenian Period by the eukaryotes about 1 to 1.2 billion years ago.”

Well played, Mark. Great get.
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“The first fossilized evidence of sexual reproduction in organisms such as eukaryotes is in the Stenian period, about 1 to 1.2 billion years ago”

There’s no first mover advantage though, it was reinvented and executed properly much later on.

When it comes to unlearning, I’m a professional.

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Great insight. We all have a lot or unlearning to relearning to do.
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That reminds me of a classic quote by Alvin Toffler (who I had to pleasure to meet and know):

“The illiterates of the 21st century will not be those who cannot read and write but those who cannot learn, unlearn, and relearn”. Unlearning to relearn is as important as learning.