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This reminded me of The Overstory by Richard Powers, once you start seeing the world on the time and spatial scales of trees, everything shifts. Human timelines
by rriley 1y ago
This reminded me of The Overstory by Richard Powers, once you start seeing the world on the time and spatial scales of trees, everything shifts. Human timelines feel like flickers. It’s not just a change in perspective; it’s a change in what even counts as meaningful.
- rriley 1y agoGoogle Earth Timelapse is a great tool to visualize our world in different scales of space and time: https://earthengine.google.com/timelapse/ https://earthengine.google.com/timelapse/
- patcon 1y agoThis story was so unexpectedly emotional. I'd never read a book where I so palpably felt that the main characters were in fact the non-conscious ones.
- griffzhowl 1y agoSomebody told me that in the Tibetan culture, partly because of the centrality of belief in reincarnation, they often think on timescales of thousands of years
- njarboe 1y agoAnd then there is the timescales of mountains, rivers, and oceans.