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[-] where_am_i@sh.itjust.works 60 points 2 years ago

A human pandemic like that would end up with at least half of the population resisting the cure.

Coincidentally, I think I might've figured a solution to the climate change.

[-] Neato@ttrpg.network 23 points 2 years ago

Infectious magic mushrooms would be the greatest human pandemic. The last one, too.

[-] phobiac@lemmy.world 17 points 2 years ago

This same fungal infection causes the males to have sex until their butts fall off, so I'm pretty sure some humans would seek it out.

[-] shneancy@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

this is assuming the cults haven't rolled out before the cure

it's so trivially easy to create a psychedelics based cult, and now suddenly everyone is experiencing the same? My friend it'd be a dawn of a new religion

[-] spittingimage@lemmy.world 46 points 2 years ago

Step 1: tell the internet cicadas contain drugs.

Step 2: ?

Step 3: guy admitted to hospital with a can of Raid up his ass.

[-] littlebluespark@lemmy.world 12 points 2 years ago

Step 4: Profit?

[-] niktemadur@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

tiktok cicada drug #challenge

[-] Redeyeflightcontrol 2 points 2 years ago

Cicada3302 space boogaloo

[-] TacoNot@mander.xyz 20 points 2 years ago

Just read the Wikipedia entry for that fungus. I saw cathinone was mentioned, but I did not see anything about psilocybin

https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Massospora_cicadina

[-] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 18 points 2 years ago

Wait, where's the cicade recipe I saw a few days ago?

[-] littlebluespark@lemmy.world 2 points 2 years ago

I'm not waiting around, thanks. Besides, if you start cooking while still looking for it, I'm sure something'll turn up. 🤪

[-] Dasus@lemmy.world 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

Psilocybin is somewhat unstable as a chemical, so heat will cause it to break down pretty fast, so be careful how you cook them.

[-] Tar_alcaran@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 years ago

I don't really like rare cicadas, so I guess that's not going to work then.

[-] mihnt@lemmy.ca 8 points 2 years ago

Party 'til you drop apparently according to the non-highlighted sentence.

[-] Kolanaki@yiffit.net 7 points 2 years ago
[-] bruhbeans@lemmy.ml 7 points 2 years ago

This is how I wanna go

[-] Catoblepas 4 points 2 years ago

Not the worst way to go if you have to be slowly eaten alive by a fungus.

this post was submitted on 11 Apr 2024
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