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every map you trust is just geology between disasters.
means A dramatic, often violent upset or sudden change that overturns an existing order, whether geological, political, or personal.
from Built from "up" plus "heave" — the verb for lifting or hoisting with effort — capped with the noun-forming "-al." It began literally, describing land being heaved upward by geological force, before the meaning spread to any sudden, disruptive overturning. "Heave" itself traces back to Old English "hebban," to lift, a cousin of words across the Germanic family for raising and hoisting.
- origin
- geology term for ground violently thrust upward
- mountains
- Himalayas exist because India crashed into Asia
- timing
- feels sudden, but builds for centuries
- upside
- earthquakes expose gold veins miners then chase
french revolution — france 1789-1799: overthrew monarchy, executed king louis xvi, killed ~40,000 in terror
haitian revolution — haiti 1791-1804: enslaved people revolted, defeated france, first black republic