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[โ€“] CallumWells@lemmy.ml 0 points 10 months ago (1 children)

Plants feel pain and communicate with each other.

[โ€“] bear 3 points 10 months ago

Plants aren't sentient. When we say they "feel pain" and "communicate" we don't mean like sentient creatures. We just don't have better words to accurately convey the mechanics at play here. Computers also "communicate".