Pyr

@Pyr_Pressure@lemmy.ca · Joined ⁨Jun⁩ ⁨2023⁩

Replying to @⁨potatoguy@mbin.potato-guy.space⁩

Well, ya but I don’t think it would be 100% identical to trees. Lignin didn’t really even exist for millions of years before trees evolved to fight gravity on land. But underwater you wouldn’t need a strong trunk like that since they would weigh so much less and can evolve buoyancy structures or something like other plants do. Or even short and stout, just massive.

posted in Asklemmy

Why isn't the ocean full off massive plants?

Only just realized this when watching a diving video.

But why isn’t the ocean full of massive plants? The surface of the earth is covered is giant trees working to fight against gravity, wind, and fire.

But in the ocean you have little things like coral beds and sponges and maybe a kelp forest.

Seeing as weight is massively reduced, and the closer you get to the surface means more light, and water and nutrients are probably plentiful… Why isn’t the plant life more massive? What is the limiting factor to things evolving to be bigger?

Only thing I can think of is CO2 perhaps?

Replying to @⁨spaghettiwestern@sh.itjust.works⁩

“automated”

There is noaccurated and efficient automation when it comes to people. Sure you can flag some phrase that gets sent but unless you know the person there is no way you can say if it’s a real threat or not. You will need someone to go through months of messages and phone their friends and family to understand if it’s a real potential threat or just a joke/dark humour/bad day.

Having automatic phrases or words that might alert FBI about an imminent threat is just stupid.

If anything put them on a watchlist where an investigator is sent out, but that’s it.