And maybe viruses, books... languages? Books seems to me a little like tardigrades sometimes, if you squint. Information stored indefinitely (hibernating?), whi

And maybe viruses, books... languages? Books seems to me a little like tardigrades sometimes, if you squint. Information stored indefinitely (hibernating?), which can be rehydrated and spring back to life within human minds. We talk about tardigrades like they're really weird, but maybe we just can't see how truly weird a form of life WE are :)