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1. margalabargala · 1789745753 · focus · HN ↗

   Could this be considered a good thing?

   The energy being released in these many tiny earthquakes was always going to exist in this location. Much better to release it slowly via thousands of tiny earthquakes than all at once. Better to have 10k magnitude 3 quakes than one magnitude 7.

   1. jjk166 · 1789749310 · focus · HN ↗

      If you have an anvil hanging over your head, the potential energy that would kill you already exists. Slowly lowering the anvil makes sense. Damaging the rope holding the anvil doesn't.

      1. moffkalast · 1789749971 · focus · HN ↗

         I think this is analogus to lowering it bit by bit in small but manageable head bonks.

         1. jjk166 · 1789750314 · focus · HN ↗

            The issue is the mechanism of "lowering" it. You're not giving it more slack.

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