• MourningDove@lemmy.zip
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    15 days ago

    They do because they have no choice. Their ability to think for themselves has been compromised. Think of them like Ophiocordyceps fungi: basically, they have zero control over their own behavior outside of their servitude to Tantrumus Maximus. If he wills it, they see it done- without question and without consciousness.

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      15 days ago

      Think of them like Ophiocordyceps fungi

      Oh, yeah. Totally. Exactly what I was thinking.