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Imagine everything humans could accomplish if we were not a commerce based civilization. (lemmy.world)
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[–] experbia@lemmy.world 4 points 9 months ago (1 children)

came to say this. food is fuel, we are merely labyrinthine biological furnaces that chemically incinerates whatever unfortunate matter may enter us. the fuel's affluence is not typically relevant, but I'm a little out of touch on the science, I might be wrong.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 1 points 9 months ago

It’s not science just precise language. Basically food is a distinct concept because it contains both energy and material to be used by the system. The word for such a mix is “food”.