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[–] testaccount372920@piefed.zip 41 points 1 day ago (4 children)

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

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 2 points 7 hours ago

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.

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 20 points 1 day ago

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

Can't out croc the croc.

[–] ulterno@programming.dev 6 points 1 day ago

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

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 2 points 1 day ago

Has your test worked out?