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Ask HN: An organism which creates an ecosystem to feed on it

2 pointsby Lucadgabout 5 years ago
Thinking about platforms as Amazon, Uber or Facebook I&#x27;m wondering if we can find similar dynamics in nature.<p>Parasites feed on top of bigger organisms but nothing comes to mind about organisms which create or facilitate and ecosystem and then control it and feed on it.<p>It would be a powerful analogy.<p>Thanks!

3 comments

Libesteabout 5 years ago
The word you&#x27;re looking for is &#x27;Cultivation.&#x27;<p>You&#x27;ve basically described farming and ranching. Plenty of analogies there, though many of them have already been used.
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jimparkinsabout 5 years ago
Beaver dams
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fullmoon888about 5 years ago
The Matrix! Harvesting humans in silos to extract energy
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