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[–] NM_Gringo@lemmy.world 3 points 14 hours ago (3 children)

So parasites? They couldn't be symbiotes and give us some superpower, like the wisdom of an ancient species who mastered FTL space travel. Oh, no. We just get parasites that feed on our face. Great. That's just great.

[–] PolarKraken@lemmy.dbzer0.com 1 points 5 hours ago

What if they are symbiotic, but we accidentally evolved past them and can no longer hear their wisdom? How embarrassing!

Idk about you, but I've felt weirdly out of step with my colony of face creatures, for like. A while now.

[–] Nonconfrontational@lemmy.ml 5 points 9 hours ago

Your face mites don't reveal the secrets of the universe to you?

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 3 points 13 hours ago

At least they love me and need me and appreciate what I have to offer.