DNA is like source code written one line at a time with a million branches each with a different engineer that merge once or twice after 20 years of random hack

DNA is like source code written one line at a time with a million branches each with a different engineer that merge once or twice after 20 years of random hacks whose merge conflict resolution is non deterministic and error prone yet amazingly produces syntax errors very rarely*. I take umbrage with the idea this is a technology from millions of years in the future. It’s literally the background noise technology that just shows up if you do nothing for 16 billion quarters. *unless you merge with a first cousin.