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Abyssal Time

/əˈbɪsəl taɪm/ Greek: abyssos "bottomless"
Definition A temporal scale derived from oceanography, referring to the slow, deep circulation currents that take approximately 1,000 years to cycle the globe. In Myceloom, it refers to the practice of building infrastructure designed for centuries, rather than market cycles.

The 1,000-Year Current

Surface waves move in seconds. Tides move in hours. But the "global conveyor belt" (thermohaline circulation) moves deep water around the planet on a millennial scale. Water sinking in the North Atlantic today will not resurface in the Pacific until the year 3025.

This is Abyssal Time. It is the time scale of geology, of forests, and of true infrastructure. The market operates on surface time (quarterly returns). Civilization operates on abyssal time.

Against Speed

Digital culture fetishizes speed ("Move Fast and Break Things"). Myceloom argues that foundational systems must move slowly. If the foundation moves as fast as the fashion, the building collapses. We need "Abyssal Layers" of code—protocols that are deliberately difficult to change, insulating the system from the turbulence of the surface.

Stratigraphy (Related Concepts)
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