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Capitalists and social darwinists literally shaking and crying rn rule (lemmings.world)

submitted 10 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Fungi won’t trade if the tree is not giving enough nutrients. So while they don’t trade for profit they sure as hell aren’t engaging in charity.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Mutual aid, in other words.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

A marketplace, of sorts

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago (1 children)

No. Flat out no. There is no competition and they're literally providing what they are capable of to take care of the others' need. Mutual aid is not a marketplace and the fact you instinctually thought of it that way tells me you need a book on capitalist realism.

[–] [email protected] 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

There's no competition between trees? Hmm...

[–] [email protected] 1 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago)

Not all competition is mediated via markets. Mushrooms will compete by injecting themselves into their adversaries using their own internal pressure.