Solidity and Book Stacks

The Rare People Who Are Solid

Sasha Chapin | 12th January 2026

“If you are highly congruent, you disown none of your experience. You accept the stubborn approach of death, the arbitrariness of your fortune, your unimportance on the cosmic timescale, your potential importance for the local environment. Although congruence is a source of endless happiness, the path there can be devastating. You may have to finally give up on experiencing a better past” (1,500 words)

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How Should A Book Stack Be?

Tyler Watamanuk | Prune | 10th January 2026

Perhaps a single steel tower of books, five feet tall — a bookshelf essentially “designed to disappear”. Bookshelves have always been real estate for one’s personality. The rise of Pinterest and Instagram turned the bookshelf into a stage where one would artfully display a book as a conversation piece or accessory. But avid readers have long known that “a simple stack of books is pretty chic” (1,000 words)