This is the correct answer.
Life is programmed to make more of itself. Successful life means more successful reproduction and numbers.
Just because we consume that life doesn’t mean that it failed in any way; quite the opposite, if we propagate that life because we find it desirable for some reason that life has become more successful than its competitors.
Everything from apple trees to cattle have become incredibly successful thanks to humans’ desire for them and being the benefactors of their propagation. They are the winners in a backhanded sort of way.
someacnt_@lemmy.world 4 days ago
Well, at least until we meet our eventual demise by hyper-abusing our environment, yeah…
loaExMachina@sh.itjust.works 4 days ago
Mint is a pretty sturdy plant, it can grow in a variety of climates and even get a bit invasive at times. Among the domesticated plants, it might be one of those with the best chance to still strive after humans disappear.
shneancy@lemmy.world 4 days ago
many consider it a weed. always make sure to plant your mint in a pot (even if you want it in your garden just bury the pot with a little bit of the edge sticking out), do not plant it directly in dirt, though if you do, you’ll never again not have mint in your garden? and your neighbours’ gardens too! :D
BonerMan@ani.social 4 days ago
Peppermint can be farmed indoors as well.