• PlexSheep@infosec.pub
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            8 days ago

            They get stronger because they mutate to fight back

            I never meant evolution, or to spark a debate about it. They fucking get stronger the more poison there is, maybe something whacky happens to them

            • Dragon Rider (drag)@lemmy.nz
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              9 days ago

              That’s not how evolution works. A species evolves to get stronger in battle if the weak ones die in battle. A species evolves stronger lungs if the weak ones die of lung cancer. Dying of lung cancer doesn’t make a species better fighters.

              • Pollution makes their species stronger; this doesn’t imply an individual preference.

                Idiots walking off cliffs doesn’t make the survivors like cliffs; it teaches them to avoid them.

                That said, evolution can be a real crap shoot, and you never know what sort of perverse effects you’ll get: like us loving sugar so much we eat ourselves into diabetes.

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                  9 days ago

                  Maybe. Or maybe they like the pollution. Maybe with better resource availability, they’re able to spend more energy on growing bigger and stronger without threatening survival.

      • Scrubbles@poptalk.scrubbles.tech
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        9 days ago

        But your corporate overlords demand it, sadness isn’t efficient, get back to work!

        But really they did a great job with commentary. People still say “why can’t we get green energy in the game?”. Because that’s not the point. This is raw capitalism. You’re dropped on a pristine planet, destroy the environment, clear it of all natural resources. It’s &meant_ to make you feel guilty. Maybe look around outside