The term “accumulate” has been used in literature to evoke a sense of gradual gathering or buildup—whether that pertains to concrete objects, abstract qualities, or natural phenomena. In scientific and natural contexts, authors describe genetic traits and variations accumulating over time [1, 2, 3], while others use it to illustrate the steady accrual of wealth, resources, or even opportunities, as seen in references to funds for education or property holdings [4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 9]. Beyond the material, the word also conveys the process by which experiences, silence, and impressions build up before culminating in a decisive moment or transformative change [10, 11]. In some works, accumulation serves as a metaphor for both the inevitable layering found in nature—such as deposits causing inflammation or glacial melt forming lakes [12, 13]—and the constructed complexities of society and individual lives [14, 15, 16, 17].