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Re:The Many Branches of the Fediverse by enneff on Saturday November 05, 2022 @01:49AM (#33478365)
Mosquitos are food for many other organisms.
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Re:The Many Branches of the Fediverse by eru on Saturday November 05, 2022 @02:57AM (#33478704)
Yes? That doesn't mean there's any necessity involved.

(Unless you are fond of teleological reasoning.)

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Re:The Many Branches of the Fediverse by enneff on Saturday November 05, 2022 @05:03AM (#33479439)
Well by that logic nothing is necessary.
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Re:The Many Branches of the Fediverse by eru on Sunday November 06, 2022 @10:33AM (#33493661)
Not in an absolute sense, yes.

But we still have relative necessities. If you want your car to drive, filling up the tank is necessary.

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