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NoSpiritAnimal@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

• hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  functionally immortal

  Biologically immortal is the term you were looking for

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  • NoSpiritAnimal@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    No, I meant functionally. As in practically. For all intents and purposes. As in under normal conditions.

    It’s like if I said “You meant ‘searching for’ and not ‘looking for’”, when looking indicates visual searching.

    In other words it’s a meaningless distinction in the usage and I would look like a real dickhead pedant if I insisted you use another word.

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    • hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      Biological immortality is the term for what you were describing. The fact that I politely pointed it out and linked a relevant Wikipedia article of the topic doesn’t warrant you to get insulted and call me a dickhead

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      • NoSpiritAnimal@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        There is a functional difference between being pedantic about the word “functionally” and supplying relevant information.

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    • Hackworth@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      No, it’s “biologically.”

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      • NoSpiritAnimal@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        No, my point with “functionally” is that it can be killed.

        Biological immortality is a very specific concept indicating an absence of aging and the absence of an increase in expected mortality along with age.

        I just mean that something can still eat it. This is an easy concept to understand if you’re not focused on correcting people needlessly.

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• prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  I came here to say this… that shit is insane.

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• Amanduh@lemm.ee ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  What if they get eated

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  • fsxylo@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    Then they’ll be unfunctionally immortal.

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    • tetris11@lemmy.ml ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

      What of they get yeeted?

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      • fsxylo@sh.itjust.works ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

        They will be aerodynamically immortal.

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  • NoSpiritAnimal@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

    This is what I mean by functionally.

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• LovableSidekick@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Sort of like humans, but we turn into children again and die. Oh well.

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• WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world ⁨2⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago

  Fantastic.

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