Some of us are biology geeks who know how computers work too.

There are some flaws in the common understanding of survival of the fittest, but I will ignore that for now.

Poison is usually energy intensive to make, so there is an investment from the mushroom in being harder to eat. If there is not a strong pressure from predators, or the mushroom adopts a different strategy like making tons of fruiting bodies (mushrooms), it might not be worth the cost to make the poison.

Finally, poison doesn't automatically win the evolutionary race. We eat tons of stuff that the plant/mushroom intended to be a deterrent or poison (why are peppers spicy?).

Ah, I see you're over 45. Go in.

I had to run a metadata scan. I only picked find missing to not mess up any edits I made and it all came back.

Like replacing the screen door with one with windows, or hanging a new main door?

Try 220 some years: https://www.npr.org/2020/07/07/887649010/regardless-of-what-you-think-irregardless-is-a-word

Irregardless is also a word. It is in dictionaries and was first documented to be used in the 1700s. You're free to not like it, but people will continue to use languages in the way that's useful to them regardless of your opinions. https://www.npr.org/2020/07/07/887649010/regardless-of-what-you-think-irregardless-is-a-word

My issue is that you can say orient as in "I use a map to orient myself in a new city." Orientate is just a longer way to say the same thing. My point was I don't like it, but I don't pretend it should be policed either.

I perceive thou dost not honour English, wherefore this discourse doth lead to naught.

Did you understand irregardless?

If people say it, it is a word. Irregarless grinds against my sensibilities like orientate does, but you can't fight the tide (and shouldn't because language changes).

Measure in hippos, multiply by 1.02.