Scientifically it's called mutualism, and it happens all the time in nature, including in humans. The bacteria in your gut require you to live, and for you to live requires having those bacteria in your gut. And the bacteria in your gut effect your mind, including the decisions you make

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Mutualism_(biology)

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gut_microbiota

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Gut%E2%80%93brain_axis

[–] totally_human_emdash_user@piefed.blahaj.zone 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Oh, interesting, I thought that was the definition of symbiosis!

(Also, don't forget to escape the parenthesis in your Wikipedia link.)

[–] Beacon@fedia.io 1 points 3 days ago

You were very close, mutualism is a type of symbiosis.

When i click on my links they all seem to work. Maybe my lemmy instance autocorrects it?

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