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Same here. These sort of time scales should really make us humble and question the meaning of "making a dent in the universe" or taking our legacies too seriously.

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"Dent" is not something large, and doesn't have to be a conscious memory. A tree you plant won't remember you.

Plant ten and you have a forest.

Chop them down and you have a cabin!

Burn it down and you have fertile ground!

Plant a tree in that fertile ground, and ... oh.

All of you go back to reddit, asap

Sit in it and write a manuscript on saving trees!

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