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2026-07-22 04:54 UTC
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@muddle@infosec.exchange 2026-07-22 05:26
@CindyWeinstein@zirk.us The article I read was about old-growth forests and (iirc) rare fungi (among other things) that live there. There was probably something about one that had a symbiotic/parasitic relationship with particular photosynthesising plants. I can't remember the details and I didn't bookmark it, but I do remember the gist that parasitism in general gets a bad rap, but actually it's a sign of a healthy ecosystem. That stuck with me. Obviously, we can both easily come up with examples of unhealthy parasitism. That is what that is, but I suppose the article just opened my eyes up a bit more to thinking about things more in terms of wider networks and ecologies. Which reminds me, actually, I've still got a Merlin Sheldrake book I haven't got around to reading yet... https://www.merlinsheldrake.com/entangled-life