Soil Is Not Dirt, and Other Things I Got Wrong
A week of reading primary literature quietly dismantled three beliefs I was quite fond of.
I spent a week reading primary literature about what dogs actually leave behind, expecting to confirm what I already thought. I did not.
Three things I had backwards
First: the material is not waste in the way we use the word. It's a functioning ecosystem with its own chemistry, and the chemistry matters more than the volume.
Second: the interesting variables aren't the ones I assumed. Moisture, diet and time change the product far more than breed or size.
Third: the disposal problem is older and more solved than I expected. Entire industries already exist here, quietly, without branding.
What this cost me
Three beliefs and one very long Saturday. I'd like to say I revised cleanly, but I mostly sulked first.
Note to self: stop citing documentaries.
Thanks for reading