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How plants communicate with each other when in danger
- gardenfelder 3y agothe paoer: https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-41589-9 https://www.nature.com/articles/s41467-023-41589-9
- jahnu 3y agoExcuse me, you dropped this -> l
- phero_cnstrcts 3y agoPaber?
- 0xDEADFED5 3y agopaфer
- davidmurphy 3y agopader
- nequo 3y agoþaoer
- golergka 3y agopaoen
- digitcatphd 3y agoP8r
- throwaway290 3y agopaөer
- thedumbomnivore 3y agomeanwhile in the plant world: "humans still use QWERTY layout in the 21° century"
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- genewitch 3y agoOkay, so VOCs... but also fungus: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qv-iluydZOo https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Qv-iluydZOo note: this mentions the VOCs, as well, because the study was done in 1980!
- okokwhatever 3y agoWe should start eating rocks. It is our ecological responsibility!
- yieldcrv 3y agoI am also amused that this trait is going to die out. The trait of changing dietary preferences based on flawed understanding of how organisms suffer and which ones.
- block_dagger 3y agoCan you be more specific about the flaws? My reasoning as a vegan is based on similarity of nervous systems and the potential for suffering of species similar to me (similar defined by genetic relatedness). I do think that plants have capacity for suffering but it is incomparable to the suffering of a cow, for example.
- genewitch 3y agohonest question: what's wrong with something like Waygu, then?
- manicennui 3y agoWaygu is a breed. I don't follow. Are you referring to how Kobe is treated before slaughter?
- genewitch 3y agoYes, i was. i was trying to remember, but couldn't.
- hombre_fatal 3y agoI don’t think it’s ethical to breed, farm, and kill sentient beings just because you don’t abuse them before you bolt them in the head. “But my slaves have a great life!” would be a similar example.
- Loughla 3y agoTo get very hippy about it. If you've ever been around an old growth tree, let alone entire forest, or something mega like a redwood, it makes sense that they can (a) communicate and (b) feel. There's just something so, I don't know, intense about a living organism that big. It just seems like the feelings would be glacially slow. Also, if you've never read The Overstory, do yourself a favor. Also listen to Richard on npr. He lays out the argument of trees as thinking, feeling, and caring entities. It's really strong.
- cocoacat 3y agoA book from an environmentalist author that explores similar themes is "Finding the Mother Tree" by Suzanne Simard. I think about the interconnectedness of plants frequently when I walk in the woods now.
- TheAceOfHearts 3y agoGoing in a different direction, if you're interested in a fantasy book that explores the concept of life as a tree then check out Tree of Aeons by Spaizzzer. It's an isekai where a guy is reincarnated as a magical tree. Admittedly, the book series dropped off a bit for my taste after the first book, but it was still a creative take on the genre.
- smohare 3y ago[dead]
- chrisweekly 3y agoOverstory: A Novel, by Richard Powers, richly deserved its Pulitzer. Highest possible recommendation, for anyone remotely interested in trees or storytelling or literature.
- pfannkuchen 3y agoThere is some form of communication between different parts of the plant, sure, but why would we call it “feelings”? Feelings in humans require a conscious agent layer to “feel” the feelings. If we ignore that part, what stops us from saying that computers have feelings?
- nikolay 3y agoAll vegans should read this!
- e____g 3y agoI think vegans already grok this. My understanding is that the vegan diet is not the manifestation of a love for animals but rather the embodiment of a hatred of vegetables.
- nikolay 3y agoSeems like it given the genocidal tendency to consume pounds of leafy greens per meal or snacking! It's a plant-based massacre!
- forward1 3y agoThis would empower vegans, since far fewer plants are "harmed" in their direct consumption, rather than being fed at 10x rates to livestock.
- nikolay 3y agoHowever, livestock eats a variety of species and does not have genocidal tendency against single species namely kale, spinach, arugula, and a couple more.
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- conductr 3y agoFor those with kids, I recommend this episode of magic school bus. It's for anyone really.... https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oF7hdM4kdwg https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=oF7hdM4kdwg
- TedDoesntTalk 3y agohttps://archive.ph/YEd5Y https://archive.ph/YEd5Y
- Helmut10001 3y agoOn first sight, I read "How planets communicate with each other when in danger" and immediately thought of Earth sending messages out for "help".