myrmepropagandist

A glacier is like a bad ex, a landmass can't really know just how much that person ground them down and depressed them until they are gone... and then the rebound keeps going for thousands and thousands of years.

Some of the grooves never fade, some of the changes are a kind of polished perfection, and imperviousness to certain kinds of future harm. The land is reshaped, but the uplift! Incredible!

Feb 23, 2025 at 1:19pmWeb
Show threadBen EvansFeb 23, 2025
@futurebird OMFG. So much this!
Show threadllewellyFeb 23, 2025
@futurebird I get it, but I'm honestly terrified of what may happen if the glaciers of Greenland and Antarctica melt away.
Show threadDan HattonFeb 23, 2025
@futurebird And it comes back cyclically unless you fill the air with special gases to stop it doing so - and then you end up overdoing how much of the special gases you add and causing yourself serious harm.
Show thread✨pencilears✨Feb 23, 2025

@futurebird this is just the metaphor I needed today!

(Found out on Friday that my abusive ex had died like two years ago and I never have to feel like I'm looking over my shoulder again, and yes, I do feel like a landmass gently bobbling upwards)