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[–] testaccount372920@piefed.zip 56 points 3 days ago (4 children)

Alternatively, if it has worked for tens of millions of years, then why is no one else doing it?

[–] Buddahriffic@lemmy.world 5 points 2 days ago (1 children)

Because they were able to survive without doing it.

Though iirc some birds of prey do the sky version of this. Or maybe the cliff version.

[–] testaccount372920@piefed.zip 4 points 1 day ago

I love how there's multiple species of birds that like to drop stuff from far up to break it open. Fucking chuck it!

[–] TropicalDingdong@lemmy.world 25 points 3 days ago

Because they already are and no one seems to be able to stop them.

Can't out croc the croc.

[–] ulterno@programming.dev 9 points 3 days ago

Maybe because anyone else that wants to use that needs to become them.

[–] toynbee@lemmy.world 2 points 3 days ago (1 children)
[–] testaccount372920@piefed.zip 1 points 3 days ago

Yes! Result: PieFed > Lemmy