Why do we not decompose when we are alive?

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Does our immune system fight off the bacteria that make us rot? I’m just curious after watching someone describe getting trench foot. Thanks 😊

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Bit of a side note, but may be of interest. A popular definitely of a living being is that it’s a system that actively maintains itself.

When things stop being able to do that, they die. This definition imo works pretty well from the microcosm to animals to stuff like AI (i.e. I’d argue no current AI is alive because none of them try to stay alive).

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