testaccount372920 comments on Stubborn, maybe, but if it ain't broke

Stubborn, maybe, but if it ain't broke (slrpnk.net)

submitted 8 months ago by Track_Shovel@slrpnk.net to c/science_memes@mander.xyz

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[–] testaccount372920@piefed.zip 55 points 8 months ago (7 children)

Alternatively, if it has worked for tens of millions of years, then why is no one else doing it?

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[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 25 points 8 months ago

Because they already are and no one seems to be able to stop them.

Can't out croc the croc.

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[–] ulterno@programming.dev 10 points 8 months ago

Maybe because anyone else that wants to use that needs to become them.

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[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 5 points 8 months ago (1 child)

Because they were able to survive without doing it.

Though iirc some birds of prey do the sky version of this. Or maybe the cliff version.

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[–] testaccount372920@piefed.zip 4 points 8 months ago

I love how there's multiple species of birds that like to drop stuff from far up to break it open. Fucking chuck it!

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[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 2 points 8 months ago (2 children)

Has your test worked out?

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[–] testaccount372920@piefed.zip 1 point 8 months ago (1 child)

Yes! Result: PieFed > Lemmy

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[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 1 point 5 months ago

I mostly agree with you.

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