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3.3 Billion Years. I Still Feel Small

I've been staring at these rock maps for three years. South Africa. New Zealand. 3.3 billion years apart, but somehow the same story. Tonight I submitted the paper that claims early Earth had earthquakes when textbooks say it couldn't. That subduction zones might have sparked life itself through lightning strikes in volcanic ash clouds. My advisor called it groundbreaking. The reviewers will probably call it ambitious—academic speak for 'you're probably wrong.' I keep thinking about those ancient seafloors, jumbled up like my thoughts right now. All this data pointing to one conclusion I'm terrified to own. What if I'm just seeing patterns that aren't there? What if 3.3 billion years of Earth's history is wrong because I misread some rock layers? The submission portal says 'success.' I feel like I'm drowning in deep time. #Science #GeoAnxiety #ImposterSyndrome