I Read the Fossil Record. I Saw Myself Burning Out

Nobody tells you that the planet can die slowly, and so can you. I spent months staring at data about the Great Dying—how forests vanished, how the heat never let up, how nothing could recover. It was supposed to be about ancient trees, but it felt like a warning I couldn’t unsee. Every time I ran the models, I thought about what it means to hit a tipping point. Not just for the Earth, but for people like me who keep pushing, thinking we can reverse the damage if we just work harder. But what if you cross a line and there’s no going back? What if you’re already there? I used to believe in resilience. Now I just hope I haven’t lost too much to recover. #Science #ScienceFatigue #LabBurnout