Encephalotrocity

u/Cephalotrocity@biglemmowski.win
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If having an allergy means your immune system turns against you

Incorrect. You're thinking of an autoimmune disease. An allergy is an overreaction to a detected foreign substance the severity of which can be life threatening.

good immune system

Subjective. All dogs are good dogs, but, when poorly trained can still be dangerous to themselves or others. An apt metaphor.

on We're dangerous, eh? · c/funny · 2 pts · 278d

Probably the singlemost important one that for some reason commonly gets forgotten about... lacrosse sticks. They were literally weapons historically.

on Gravity! · c/science_memes · 11 pts · 279d

Same. My brain literally made dial up noises until I figured out it was pure stupid.

'need'? It doesn't.

Possible useful applications? Reporting on anything relevant to the fridge (temps., power consumption, water level, maintenance reminders, usage tracking etc...)

Other than that I can't think of anything other than 'bragging rights.

Yup. I once saw a grey-jay standing atop a relatively humongous pile of moose guts trying to protect it from thieves. The natural world is actually a good metaphor for the plausibility of ideal capitalism but breaks down for RL capitalism because human nature and ingenuity destroys the system's ability to reach equilibrium.