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[–] Manjushri@piefed.social 5 points 3 days ago (2 children)

Plants need us animals to turn that oxygen they produce back into carbon dioxide for them.

[–] deranger@sh.itjust.works 5 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Nope, fungi and other decomposers do that.

[–] ivanafterall@lemmy.world 3 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I'm decomposing with the best of them, my friend.

[–] Morphit@feddit.uk 2 points 1 day ago

You're more of a decomposee than a decomposer.

[–] MalReynolds@piefed.social 4 points 3 days ago (1 children)

Eh, oxygen builds up, fire, CO2...

[–] OpenStars@piefed.social 1 points 3 days ago

Which MOST plants seem to want to avoid... (although for others it has become a necessity, depends on what you are used to I guess)