• feedum_sneedson@lemmy.world
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    1 month ago

    Yes, I’m a long-term fan of the mycelium, but when it gets presented as otherworldly and whatnot it turns me off a bit. The pigment funnel/electron transport chain in a plant’s photosynthetic apparatus is mind-blowing but doesn’t get the same kind of mysticism treatment on the internet. Maybe I’m just a curmudgeon.

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      1 month ago

      While possibly curmudgeonly, I see your point!

      I personally am of the opinion that all of earth and especially all life forms should get the mysticism/wonderment treatment (that includes the photosynthesis in a big way!). I just think for a lot of people (me included) it’s easier with fungi because they’re usually not as neatly explained throughout school, and thus not in the “normal stuff, boring” category.

      I hope it’s a kind of gateway wonderment for more nature appreciation in general :)