Post #1238485
2026-04-06 20:22 UTC
[@tinker](https://infosec.exchange/@tinker) [@poVoq](https://slrpnk.net/u/poVoq)
Such places are colonized by fast-growing species in high density, trying to take advantage of the transitory conditions. These pioneer species are opportunists, with traits that consume resources, crowd out others, and reproduce like crazy. It’s all “me, me, me,” investing only in their own exponential growth with no regard for the future, their relatives, or longevity. Sound familiar? [3/n]
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@viq@social.hackerspace.pl 2026-04-06 20:23
[@tinker](https://infosec.exchange/@tinker) [@poVoq](https://slrpnk.net/u/poVoq) It’s a field of fast-growing weeds, or a stand of aspens. It’s as if Euromericans, in the age of colonization and displacement of “old-growth cultures” are behaving like colonizing plants after a massive disturbance, dominating the landscape. But those colonizing plants find they cannot continue this rate of growth and resource extraction. They start to run out of resources, disease may attack the overdense populations, and competition begins to limit their growth. [4/n]