F04118F comments on We're really just electric horny meat bags.

[–] F04118F@feddit.nl 18 points 2 years ago* (1 child)

So if gut bacteria have a serious influence on the brain's behavior, does that make us cyborgs driving a mech?

[–] silentashes@sh.itjust.works 20 points 2 years ago* (2 children)

It makes us an ECOSYSTEM!

We’re not really “human” we”re more like… … a planet.

or a forest, at least (soil, mycelium, roots, microbes, ferns, shrubs, squirrels, trees, clouds, rain, rivers…)

(imho)

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[–] Wage_slave@lemmy.ml 5 points 2 years ago

My vessel is an ecosystem..... you could really get use to saying that lol

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[–] Promethiel@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

This opinion is beautiful and I will now choose to follow it. It almost makes one feel a kinship with the eyelash mites.

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