Money - parasitic mind control or mycorrhizal network
In human societies, money, the conversion of social capital into financial capital, be it mussel shells, gold coins, paper money, or crypto currencies, can have an infectious effect, taking over mind and actions of money-obsessed people. The effect of money on the mind and parasitic mind control have shocking similarities. Parasitic mind control is one of the most fascinating and disturbing phenomena in nature. Some parasites have evolved remarkable strategies to manipulate their hosts' behavior for their own reproductive success. These parasites are spectacularly successful in taking over host animals for their own profit, manipulating their hosts’ minds to become a vehicle for the parasite to multiply and spread. Nature's most successful parasitic mind controller is the zombie ant fungus ( ophiocordyceps unilateralis ). The zombie ant fungus infects carpenter ants and completely alters their behavior. It starts when a spore of the fungus lands on a carpenter ant, us...