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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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It was only in 1969 (nice) that fungi officially became its own separate kingdom.

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[–] muntedcrocodile@lemm.ee 6 points 10 months ago

Well they use chitin not celulose for structure so definatly closer to animals than plants.

[–] AlexanderESmith@social.alexanderesmith.com 5 points 10 months ago* (last edited 10 months ago) (1 children)

I mean both classifications are arbitrary and made up, so defense of either side is equally valid (even if only because they're also equally invalid).

We don't even have a solid definition of what constitutes "life", or "consciousness", because we can't agree on what should be included, or how various aspects are defined.

In the end, words are just symbols or sounds that we try to - as consistently as possible - associate with ideas, but it's all made up.

[–] Contramuffin@lemmy.world 4 points 10 months ago (2 children)

That sounds scientifically incorrect. Mushrooms are closer to animals than they are to plants. They fundamentally do not resemble plants in any sense of the word, except maybe that they both grow in the ground.

[–] elephantium@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago (2 children)

Mushrooms are closer to animals than they are to plants

How? At first blush, this seems absurd.

Disclaimer, it's been a while since middle school biology class where we might have talked about this subject.

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[–] brown567@sh.itjust.works 3 points 10 months ago
[–] TheRealKuni@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

You can use mushrooms in Plants vs Zombies.

It isn’t called “Plants and Fungi vs Zombies.”

Ergo, mushrooms are plants.

Checkmate, atheists!

[–] HeyThisIsntTheYMCA@lemmy.world 2 points 10 months ago

All hail the Mushroom King!

[–] ultranaut@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

Yes, I've encountered a few people like this. Also, no one has ever heard of Archaea.

[–] thenextguy@lemmy.world 1 points 10 months ago

I've never even considered whether they're plants or not. I guess I always assumed they were, but now it makes sense that they're not. But I can't imagine anyone having a tizzy over it either way.

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