On Wed, Apr 6, 2022, 9:52 PM Undiscussed Horrific Abuse, One Victim of
   Many <[1]gmkarl@gmail.com> wrote:

   life is an attempt to rise against the force of gravity
   to show the universe, that after trillions of years of crushing into
   spheres, our planet has learned to solve that problem. to keep life,
   intelligence, and wild interconnection, growing and spreading, and
   thinking and being -- despite the weight of billions of tons of carbon.

   Update: turns out earth is mostly iron and oxygen, because it is _so
   easy_ for carbon and hydrogen to escape into space, that most has
   already. we're working on including all the elements in our plans
   together. it's a long journey.

References

   1. mailto:gmkarl@gmail.com