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Re:Americans no longer see four-year college degrees as wort... by hfsdhkdshksdhk on Sunday November 30, 2025 @04:30AM (#46095170)
Funnily enough there is a parasitic vine in Australian rain forests that kills its host and then thrives.

It grows completely around the tree and creates its own trunk on the outside. The tree underneath eventually cannot get any nutrients in its sap and dies. The vine then feeds on the tree as it rots away on the inside.

Eventually you have a hollow tree.

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Re:Americans no longer see four-year college degrees as wort... by jswelker on Sunday November 30, 2025 @09:52AM (#46097108)
Very apt metaphor for the current situation.
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Re:Americans no longer see four-year college degrees as wort... by trashface on Sunday November 30, 2025 @02:01PM (#46099355)
Sure sounds like a good descriptor for the US healthcare system at least. The hospitals will still be operating and collecting government payments even when most people don't have healthcare. Bunch of empty rooms with beeping hardware everywhere. Meanwhile a bunch of sick and dying people outside the hospitals that are too poor to actually go into them.
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