On the fediverse, posts rarely go viral.
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Or at least destroy their mentions.
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Not true AT ALL. Fungi feed on every imaginable source: live insects, poop, dead grass and logs, soil, and a great many are symbiotic with host plants, providing mutual benefit. See mycorrhizal fungi. These last ones are very common and are like a necessary substrate that whole ecosystems rely on.
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I haven't mentioned that, but...yeah.
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I guess I missed that one?
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Something tells me this is a deep rabbit hole that I should stay out of until I have time...
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On the fediverse, posts rarely go viral. But at times, they will go "fungal", like mycelium quietly working its way through the substrate, popping up again like mushrooms every few months to make another quick round before going dormant again.
@Mikal ... and that should be considered a feature, not a bug
If something manages to go viral/fungal it most likely deserves it because it has not been artificially curated to do so.
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@Mikal ... and that should be considered a feature, not a bug
If something manages to go viral/fungal it most likely deserves it because it has not been artificially curated to do so.
Oh, for sure! It's one of the interesting things about this place. It also proves that social networks are more interesting and fun if they're filled with organically interesting things posted by real people instead of whatever can be algorithmically amplified to increase engagement and ad impressions.
And, uh, case in point, the post just got 32...33...34 boosts
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On the fediverse, posts rarely go viral. But at times, they will go "fungal", like mycelium quietly working its way through the substrate, popping up again like mushrooms every few months to make another quick round before going dormant again.
@Mikal oh, the mycelium has expanded to my TL
Banger of a user name btw
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On the fediverse, posts rarely go viral. But at times, they will go "fungal", like mycelium quietly working its way through the substrate, popping up again like mushrooms every few months to make another quick round before going dormant again.
@Mikal (posted 115 days ago)
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On the fediverse, posts rarely go viral. But at times, they will go "fungal", like mycelium quietly working its way through the substrate, popping up again like mushrooms every few months to make another quick round before going dormant again.
@Mikal@sfba.social seeing this now at 4 months so it must be true.
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On the fediverse, posts rarely go viral. But at times, they will go "fungal", like mycelium quietly working its way through the substrate, popping up again like mushrooms every few months to make another quick round before going dormant again.
@Mikal and sometimes they go "woolly". you simpleton. you absolute station wagon
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On the fediverse, posts rarely go viral. But at times, they will go "fungal", like mycelium quietly working its way through the substrate, popping up again like mushrooms every few months to make another quick round before going dormant again.
@Mikal I very much like that this post is an example of itself
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On the fediverse, posts rarely go viral. But at times, they will go "fungal", like mycelium quietly working its way through the substrate, popping up again like mushrooms every few months to make another quick round before going dormant again.
@Mikal I really love this description of this phenomena. New places, new feelings, new connections, new words!
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@Mikal and sometimes they go "woolly". you simpleton. you absolute station wagon
@GroupNebula563 what does that mean, and why is it accompanied by strange insults?
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@GroupNebula563 what does that mean, and why is it accompanied by strange insults?
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On the fediverse, posts rarely go viral. But at times, they will go "fungal", like mycelium quietly working its way through the substrate, popping up again like mushrooms every few months to make another quick round before going dormant again.
@Mikal fun fact: I favored
this in 2025 when the post first appeared, today I see it popping up again in my timeline as a boost 
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