how did something as disadvantageous as myopia survive natural selection?

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Considering how much it would’ve affected hunting and gathering, how are so many people nearsighted?

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Nearsightedness isn’t that much of a disadvantage, really. I’m nearsighted, but I can safely drive without glasses or contacts. I assume I can see well enough to hit the broadside of a deer with a spear.

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