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Comment by OrvalWintermute

The earth is both gaining mass and losing mass at the same time

We are losing gases and energy (hydrogen, helium, radioactive decay)

Concurrently, we are aggregating cosmic dust, micrometeorites, meteoroids, and the occasional larger body

Overall a tiny loss

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