Submitted by brokeglass t3_z8vbb0 in science
So, basically, ants are the Bene Gesserit and "social fluid" is spice?
That or they are not colonies but cults.
Makes sense that this would be necessary to achieve and maintain the level of culture and society.
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I've always thought ant hives seemed more like the "unit" of ants than individuals did. The way they perform complex behavior via the interaction of very simple elements is broadly similar to how simple neurons can network and perform complex calculations.
Ahh, it looks like they made a typo. I think they meant Reddit, not ants..
shudder
Why does the word social fluid gross me out.
Sounds like you need to drink some social fluid.
I was served a burger at McDonald's dripping with social fluid. Not sure it was served in the interest of ensuring social unity, though.
I like to think of civilisation as analogous to a ‘social fluid’ that applies to humans.
Civilisations also last many generations, sometimes thousands of years.
People live their lives for and through them, and die for them.
They are an amalgam of religion, politics, science, language, the arts, tradition, and documented and interpreted history.
More complex than some chemical juice, but we aren’t really that different.
RIP Edward O Wilson. He would have loved this.
Social fluid and filter should be changed every 10,000 social interactions.
If alcohol was produced from lubricant secreted by humans to assist them in shedding their skins, then sure.
Id rather be born in the goo with thousands of other humans, sounds fun /j
let's just call it what it is, The Kool-Aid.
"apply directly to forehead"
Mmmm. Tastes like Kool-Aid!
Hold them down. Here comes the airplane! (opens mandibles wide)
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