When a tree dies, it dies slowly. The heart of it rots, and then the roots stop growing, and only much later do the branches stop growing new green leaves. By the time the whole trunk falls over, there've been raccoons burrowing into the rotten heartwood for years.

[–] Gorillan@lemmy.world 39 points 1 year ago (3 children)

With this analogy Lemmy could be the sapling that one day will grow into a large tree!

[–] Darohan@lemmy.sdf.org 28 points 1 year ago (2 children)

We are a whole forest - the beauty of federation tbh.

[–] nickajeglin@lemmy.one 5 points 1 year ago

Waow 😮 <3

[–] Mohkia@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And the fediverse is the mycelium network that connects us all.

[–] minimar@lemmy.world 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

And the users are the... rain?

[–] shandrakor@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

The mulch. We feed the trees and fungi.

[–] kogasa@programming.dev 25 points 1 year ago (2 children)

I wanted to be the raccoon.

[–] eXoShini@lemmy.world 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I wanted to be the capybara.

[–] AmbientChaos@sh.itjust.works 6 points 1 year ago

Okay I pull up

[–] flint5436@lemmy.world 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Then be the racoon. Drive up the cost. Upload hour-long videos of white noise or pictures of John Oliver beeing sexy. I think I am going to create a couple of throwaway accounts just to show how unprofitable reddit can be ;)

[–] kogasa@programming.dev 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I respect that, but I'm more interested in raccoons personally

[–] flint5436@lemmy.world 1 points 1 year ago

Oh you meant literal raccoons, sorry my tired ass was still thinking of them metaphorically :D I don't know, beeing an animal and not having to work is cool and all, but I like my opposable thumbs.

[–] bionicjoey@lemmy.ca 16 points 1 year ago

Lemmy is a field of saplings