HeyJared30 Degree Shift
Weekly essays from beyond the rift. Enjoy 5-10 minute episodes every Wednesday at 11:11am as read by the author, William T. Torgerson 30degreeshift.substack.com
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Love Bugs (opens the original)
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In This Episode The annual Gulf Coast invasion of insects too busy having sex to notice they're invading The escalating logistical problem of trying to coexist with something completely harmless Read the Full Essay https://30degreeshift.substack.com/love-bugs Related Reading If I’d written this essay a couple years ago, it would have been from a much different vantage. A baby squirel and a water oak are to thank for that. About 30-Degree Shift 30-Degree Shift is a weekly exploration of absurdity
What makes a Dungeon? (opens the original)
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In This Episode Why sex dungeons may have a surprisingly strong historical claim to the name The disappointing truth about castle prisons, oubliettes, cisterns, and the latrines fantasy adventurers may have been looting all along Read the Full Essay https://30degreeshift.substack.com/what-makes-a-dungeon Related Reading A Convenient Theory of History — What if humanity's mysterious ancient structures were built for considerably more mundane reasons than we've imagined? About 30-Degree Shift 30-D
Minimum Relative Suffering (opens the original)
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Only the most stubborn individuals would claim that there is no suffering in the world. From paper cuts to genocide, most of it is laid bare, plain to see for any who wish to risk a glance. It’s only logical that we run from it, searching for a warm blanket fresh from the dryer. Some, like Buddhists, claim the way forward is through detachment, but I think there’s a simpler way – and society is already embracing it wholeheartedly! While complete annihilation of suffering remains theoretically im
On Winning Monopoly (opens the original)
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In This Episode Why Monopoly turns winning into something strangely personal What a rigged game can tell us about advantage and self-justification Why winning has a way of making luck look like merit Read the Full Essay Related Reading A Convenient Theory of History — Here’s an idea: what if humanity’s grandest accomplishments have always been driven by the same simple desire: making things easier. About 30-Degree Shift 30-Degree Shift is a weekly exploration of absurdity, perception, and the su
Easier to Remove the Option (opens the original)
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Easier to Remove the Option I twirl my hair. I've done it since childhood, I've tried repeatedly to stop, and eventually I found a remarkably effective solution: don't have enough hair to twirl. This week on 30 Degree Shift , a small compulsive habit becomes an exploration of control, accommodation, headaches, buzz cuts, and why sometimes it's easier to remove an option than continually choose against it. Read the Essay Read “Twirling Hair” and find more from 30 Degree Shift at WilliamTorgerson.
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