>

Never evolved to be old? Do you believe ancient people never lived past 35? Look around in the animal kingdom, most animals get old with changing hair and sagging skin.
Yes the average age of death is increasing, but that doesn't mean thousands of years ago people never got to 70 years old. It's just pretty much standard now that we live in a less dangerous time
This is a friendly reminder to read our rules.
Remember, /r/Showerthoughts is for showerthoughts, not "thoughts had in the shower!"
(For an explanation of what a "showerthought" is, please read this page.)
Rule-breaking posts may result in bans. >

Not necessarily positive, just not selected against. Probably because male pattern baldness shows up long after sexual maturity and therefore doesn't impact the likelihood of reproducing all that much >

When we're young, we are strong and fast. When we get old, we slow down. So our heads go bald to be more aerodynamically efficient. >

i don’t want to be bald, but I would definitely do Stanley Tucci >

A trait doesn't have to be helpful for survival. It just has to not be detrimental. >

No, we just never evolved to be old. By the time we started getting old that was because of healthcare, so we really didn’t need to evolve anything anymore.