<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8"?><rss xmlns:dc="http://purl.org/dc/elements/1.1/" xmlns:content="http://purl.org/rss/1.0/modules/content/" xmlns:atom="http://www.w3.org/2005/Atom" version="2.0" xmlns:itunes="http://www.itunes.com/dtds/podcast-1.0.dtd" xmlns:googleplay="http://www.google.com/schemas/play-podcasts/1.0"><channel><title><![CDATA[casualscroll: Perspectives]]></title><description><![CDATA[Corner where I share my thoughts, opinions, and perspectives on life]]></description><link>https://www.casualscroll.com/s/perspectives</link><image><url>https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!pcy0!,w_256,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F3fb42248-9fc1-4b15-8d4b-e5c28c0a7b4c_500x500.png</url><title>casualscroll: Perspectives</title><link>https://www.casualscroll.com/s/perspectives</link></image><generator>Substack</generator><lastBuildDate>Sat, 11 Apr 2026 04:10:19 GMT</lastBuildDate><atom:link href="https://www.casualscroll.com/feed" rel="self" type="application/rss+xml"/><copyright><![CDATA[CasualScroll]]></copyright><language><![CDATA[en]]></language><webMaster><![CDATA[casualscroll@substack.com]]></webMaster><itunes:owner><itunes:email><![CDATA[casualscroll@substack.com]]></itunes:email><itunes:name><![CDATA[casualscrollwriter]]></itunes:name></itunes:owner><itunes:author><![CDATA[casualscrollwriter]]></itunes:author><googleplay:owner><![CDATA[casualscroll@substack.com]]></googleplay:owner><googleplay:email><![CDATA[casualscroll@substack.com]]></googleplay:email><googleplay:author><![CDATA[casualscrollwriter]]></googleplay:author><itunes:block><![CDATA[Yes]]></itunes:block><item><title><![CDATA[Soapbox Sessions]]></title><description><![CDATA[This isn't a lecture. It's a soapbox.]]></description><link>https://www.casualscroll.com/p/soapbox-sessions</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.casualscroll.com/p/soapbox-sessions</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[casualscrollwriter]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Wed, 03 Sep 2025 03:11:28 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/cd7d9b5b-4b16-4d87-92e1-51c660cf75a1_500x500.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<p>This is a place to put random thoughts. About life, about relationships, about careers, about what-if&#8217;s, about anything, really. We can call them shower thoughts, we can call them perspectives. Some folks even turn this kind of stuff into essays and publish them as a book. I, get to put them here into the ethers of the Internet.</p><p>This is a completely unsolicited, categorically personal, deeply subjective, and probably wildly biased collection of thoughts. I&#8217;m not really sure what I really want to get out of putting these thoughts out into the universe. I guess I am sharing for the sake of sharing.</p><p>If you&#8217;re wondering what kind of vibe this is: think of the kind of podcasts where comedians just ramble about their week, make fun of things, or share oddly specific opinions. They&#8217;re not trying to solve world problems. You&#8217;re just there for the ride, laughing along. Or think of Reddit threads where someone shares a personal story or opinion. Sometimes relatable, sometimes off the wall. That&#8217;s the energy here.</p><p>So if you&#8217;re curious about how one not-an-expert person processes the world, or if you just enjoy the feeling of listening in on someone else&#8217;s inner monologue, scroll through. Sometimes you&#8217;ll empathize. Sometimes you&#8217;ll wildly disagree. That&#8217;s all fair.</p><p>This isn&#8217;t a lecture. It&#8217;s a soapbox. Sometimes it&#8217;ll make sense. Sometimes it won&#8217;t. Pull up a chair and listen in for a bit.</p><div><hr></div><p class="button-wrapper" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.casualscroll.com/t/soapbox-sessions&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Check out Soapbox Sessions&quot;,&quot;action&quot;:null,&quot;class&quot;:null}" data-component-name="ButtonCreateButton"><a class="button primary" href="https://www.casualscroll.com/t/soapbox-sessions"><span>Check out Soapbox Sessions</span></a></p><div><hr></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.casualscroll.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Ready to casually scroll through more?</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item><item><title><![CDATA[Welcome to Perspectives Corner!]]></title><description><![CDATA[where different perspectives on anything and everything are collected and organized]]></description><link>https://www.casualscroll.com/p/perspectives-corner</link><guid isPermaLink="false">https://www.casualscroll.com/p/perspectives-corner</guid><dc:creator><![CDATA[casualscrollwriter]]></dc:creator><pubDate>Sun, 31 Aug 2025 03:52:01 GMT</pubDate><enclosure url="https://substack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com/public/images/f8098347-eea1-40da-b123-58b36e83c363_500x500.png" length="0" type="image/jpeg"/><content:encoded><![CDATA[<h2>What is Perspectives Corner?</h2><p>This is where I share my perspectives, opinions, and thoughts. Sharing them in 280 characters or less felt too edgy for me, sharing them with a photo of my dinner felt too awkward for me, and writing a whole book about them felt too expert for me.</p><p>I think it's human nature to want to share and receive empathy, validation, and feedback. But in order to do that, we first have to successfully formulate our thoughts into something cohesive in a shareable format, even if it is into the void. That's the fundamental motivation behind journaling, and behind internal monologues.</p><p>It is a bit scary to put my thoughts out there in the wild of the Internet where it's rampant with quick criticisms and judgments. But I hope the perspectives I put out here are something readers can get a chuckle out of, or at the very least relate to to some degree, or come to understand why I came to such perspectives.</p><h2>Ready to start scrolling?</h2><p>This corner exists because sometimes you need more than a tweet but less than a dissertation. Sometimes you just need space to work through an idea and see if it resonates with anyone else. So start wherever catches your eye. Sometimes you'll relate, sometimes you'll disagree. Both are perfectly fine.</p><div><hr></div><div class="subscription-widget-wrap-editor" data-attrs="{&quot;url&quot;:&quot;https://www.casualscroll.com/subscribe?&quot;,&quot;text&quot;:&quot;Subscribe&quot;,&quot;language&quot;:&quot;en&quot;}" data-component-name="SubscribeWidgetToDOM"><div class="subscription-widget show-subscribe"><div class="preamble"><p class="cta-caption">Ready to casually scroll through more?</p></div><form class="subscription-widget-subscribe"><input type="email" class="email-input" name="email" placeholder="Type your email&#8230;" tabindex="-1"><input type="submit" class="button primary" value="Subscribe"><div class="fake-input-wrapper"><div class="fake-input"></div><div class="fake-button"></div></div></form></div></div><p></p>]]></content:encoded></item></channel></rss>