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[–] Sasnak@lemmy.blahaj.zone 11 points 2 weeks ago (2 children)

I'm genuinely afraid of fungi. I think the only reason they allow us to exist is bc they can't move around and communicate with us. As such, I think it's truly foolish of scientists to provide them with the means of locomotion via my other true fear, robots

[–] MrsDoyle@sh.itjust.works 13 points 2 weeks ago

they can't move around

Ahem, athlete's foot is a fungus. And there's a nail fungus too. They're walking a mile in your shoes...

Oh, and ringworm? Fungus.

[–] cerement@slrpnk.net 8 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

they can’t move around and communicate with us

[–] Sasnak@lemmy.blahaj.zone 4 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

Cordyceps were the thing that initially sparked my fear of mushrooms before Last of Us was even a thing! And I never considered shrooms the fungi communicating with us. Much to consider. Did you ever hear about the guy that shot up with psilocybin and they grew inside him and almost killed him?

[–] cerement@slrpnk.net 3 points 2 weeks ago (1 children)

part of the multifaced aspects of fungi – cordyceps is both the zombie fungus and a performance enhancing drug

[–] Sasnak@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 points 2 weeks ago

That's wild and I think it's running a long con