Said feedback loop would start with discovery of any benefits. Anything amazing probably would be expensive energetically to select for, let alone the stupid o

Said feedback loop would start with discovery of any benefits. Anything amazing probably would be expensive energetically to select for, let alone the stupid odds of developing an intelligence increaser. Ironically the hypotheical smart mushroom would probably be mostly "betrayed" if synthesizing is more efficient post discovery, relegating it to a niche curiosity at best.