It's wild to me that most multicellular organisms are symbiotic with other kingdoms of life. Like, not only do mammals have gut microbiomes, we also have cerebrospinal fluid microbiomes! And how roots need fungi to break down the soil for them.
It's as if each creature is a mountain of its own, with its own flora and fauna -
I found out on a recent wikipedia trawl that my view on this is effectively 'panpsychism'. I don't think that rocks or the wind have complex thoughts, but I do believe that all matter has some sort of fundamental experience to it, and that this synchronises to make stuff like brains.
I do think plants and some microbes have more complex feelings though :)
The origin of consciousness
Where do you all think the ability to experience comes from? Are there any organisms you think don’t experience - plants, bacteria? What about rocks, galaxies, or computers?
Where I live, they rarely come down from the rooftops. Do you have any advice on how to attract them?
How about jackdaws, do they behave similarly?
wow, people really underestimate the ground! same with plants too, most of their life goes on below our feet…
unfortunately I’ve got it on undetermined already :(
spooky! what kind of stuff?
problems seeing posts
when I’m logged in, a lot of communities are empty - but i can see loads of posts when logged out. does anyone know what the issue is?
advice for starting
It seems like there are quite a few experienced growers on here. Could you share your insights for any newcomers? (e.g. me)
making your own medicines
Right to Repair –for Your Body. The Four Thieves Vinegar Collective is an anarchist collective dedicated to bringing access to medicines and medical technologies to those who need them but don’t have them. Get the Goods, Get Started. Microlab Suite The MicroLab is a DIY automated chemical reactor th...
cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/549019
> these people have created a diy lab reactor you can synthesise medicines with, but I can’t find how to make it anywhere. can anyone find out, or share from their own knowledge?
making your own medicines
Right to Repair –for Your Body. The Four Thieves Vinegar Collective is an anarchist collective dedicated to bringing access to medicines and medical technologies to those who need them but don’t have them. Get the Goods, Get Started. Microlab Suite The MicroLab is a DIY automated chemical reactor th...
these people have created a diy lab reactor you can synthesise medicines with, but I can’t find how to make it anywhere. can anyone find out, or share from their own knowledge?
EDIT: this is a lab reactor for organic chemistry, not a bioreactor with bacteria
That’s really helpful, thank you! Since it’s really sunny at the moment, maybe teaching people how to make a solar cooker would be a good way to start? We’ll save the slashing tires for another day…
I hope your gardening goes well :)
turns out it’s one of the more popular ones! though, I’ve done a quick search and I can’t see where it’s sourced.
While I was looking for an instance I saw one that said it was run on 99% renewables! So unless they’re lying I’d imagine it’s possible.
getting people onboard
cross-posted from: https://slrpnk.net/post/507845
> to anyone who’s set up or been a part of community initiatives to fix the world, how did you get started? how’s it going now?
getting people onboard
to anyone who’s set up or been a part of community initiatives to fix the world, how did you get started? how’s it going now?
Does anyone know any resources for other parts of the world? I’d love to proliferate some natives but I’m worried American plants may be invasive.