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[–] scytale@piefed.zip 3 points 16 hours ago (1 children)

the more infectious and fatal strains spread to and killed off every susceptible human at a rate that could not support its propagation to new healthy humans

Plague Inc. has taught me how to be more effective and prevent this from happening.

[–] bryndos@fedia.io 3 points 14 hours ago (1 children)

Evolve Necrosis FTW. Gotta have corpse-to-living tx. The real problem with plague inc. is the motivation though the disease is likely dead one turn after humanity.

This is where we need a conspiracy theory that all complex life is just an intricate biological shell/animate castle-o-saurus, designed to protect and nourish a few self replicating acids, with defense mechanisms to try to kill any interlopers that seek to replicate faster without dissuading anything sexually compatible.

[–] FiniteBanjo@feddit.online 2 points 13 hours ago* (last edited 13 hours ago)

Sounds like the novel Parasite Eve which inspired a movie and later videogame series. Basically it piggy backs on the concept of Mitochondrial Eve wherein Mitocondria evolved separately from all other cellular life and exists as a symbiotic organism.