I came here to say this… that shit is insane.
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NoSpiritAnimal@lemmy.world 2 days ago
There is a species of jellyfish which is functionally immortal. When they get too old they simply turn into children again and re-age.
prole@lemmy.blahaj.zone 2 days ago
Amanduh@lemm.ee 2 days ago
What if they get eated
fsxylo@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
Then they’ll be unfunctionally immortal.
tetris11@lemmy.ml 2 days ago
What of they get yeeted?
fsxylo@sh.itjust.works 2 days ago
They will be aerodynamically immortal.
NoSpiritAnimal@lemmy.world 1 day ago
This is what I mean by functionally.
LovableSidekick@lemmy.world 1 day ago
Sort of like humans, but we turn into children again and die. Oh well.
WhiskyTangoFoxtrot@lemmy.world 2 days ago
Fantastic.
hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days ago
Biologically immortal is the term you were looking for
NoSpiritAnimal@lemmy.world 2 days 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.
hemko@lemmy.dbzer0.com 2 days 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
NoSpiritAnimal@lemmy.world 1 day ago
There is a functional difference between being pedantic about the word “functionally” and supplying relevant information.
Hackworth@lemmy.world 2 days ago
No, it’s “biologically.”
NoSpiritAnimal@lemmy.world 1 day 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.