Stability and Evolution

Humans didn't evolve in steady conditions.
And neither did our economic behavior.

We're not wired for flat graphs and fixed yields.
We're wired for risk, reward, and adaptation.

Your dopaminergic system evolved to detect and respond to surprise -- not certainty.

Predictable = boring.
Volatile = attention-grabbing.

This is why slot machines are more addictive than paychecks.
Why shitcoins pull harder than bonds.
And why degens refresh charts at 2am.

Our brains evolved in an environment where unpredictability = signal.
Stability? That meant nothing new was happening, and that was risky in itself.

Evolutionary economists like Arthur Robson and Rob Boyd have shown:

In variable environments, risk-taking behavior can produce higher fitness.

Think hunter-gatherers:

In economics, that same principle applies:

Optionality beats predictability.

You don't survive by being stable.
You survive by having asymmetric upside in chaotic conditions.

Today, we treat stability as a virtue:

But beneath the surface:

What we call "stability" is often a managed illusion!
An illusion propped up by policy tools, media narratives, and yield curve gymnastics.

It breaks when the system shifts faster than the controls can catch up.

Unstable doesn't fight this reality.

It doesn't simulate stability.
It doesn't promise false comfort.
It reflects what evolution, markets, and nature all confirm:

The world doesn't optimize for smoothness.
It optimizes for resilience through volatility.

Unstable isn't the failure mode;
it's the honest mode.

It's chaotic, adaptive, high-variance...
but that's exactly the kind of system evolution keeps selecting for.

Stablecoins give you peace of mind... until they don't.
Unstable gives you chaos... but never lies to you.

And in a world full of artificial pegs,
maybe the asset that embraces entropy
is the most natural one of all.

Not just as a meme.
But as a reflection of who we are.

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