# The Wood Wide Web

**URL:** <https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wood-wide-web/972551>\
**Category:** Factual Questions\
**Created:** [October 1, 2022, 6:48pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wood-wide-web/972551 "2022-10-01T18:48:59Z")\
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**Post date:** [November 12, 2022, 8:03pm UTC](https://boards.straightdope.com/t/the-wood-wide-web/972551/21 "2022-11-12T20:03:05Z")

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Agreed. IMO it’s perfectly fine even to talk about what a tree _wants to happen_ - even though there is no actual emotion of desire - a tree produces seeds; it’s beneficial for those seeds to be distributed and protected; the tree has adapted to behave in certain ways that promote that distribution and protection; short informal version: _the tree wants its seeds to succeed._

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