Emma Peaslee

I got a 30 again. Now I have 90. You have 90? So you've read three times? Yeah.

I got a 30 again. Now I have 90. You have 90? So you've read three times? Yeah.

As the day stretches on, we start to notice all the ways that it feels like we are not in the year 2024. This whole lottery seems really inefficient. For example, they walk plot to plot and they measure all the plots by hand using a tool that predates the metric system. The tool is called a girt. It's basically a giant wooden ruler with an incremental measurement called a shoe.

As the day stretches on, we start to notice all the ways that it feels like we are not in the year 2024. This whole lottery seems really inefficient. For example, they walk plot to plot and they measure all the plots by hand using a tool that predates the metric system. The tool is called a girt. It's basically a giant wooden ruler with an incremental measurement called a shoe.

As the day stretches on, we start to notice all the ways that it feels like we are not in the year 2024. This whole lottery seems really inefficient. For example, they walk plot to plot and they measure all the plots by hand using a tool that predates the metric system. The tool is called a girt. It's basically a giant wooden ruler with an incremental measurement called a shoe.

That's German for shoe. And it's based on an actual person's shoe size. The people here, though, say all this ceremony is because of fairness.

That's German for shoe. And it's based on an actual person's shoe size. The people here, though, say all this ceremony is because of fairness.

That's German for shoe. And it's based on an actual person's shoe size. The people here, though, say all this ceremony is because of fairness.

And this is key to what makes this system work. That people believe it's fair. The things we're seeing, like measuring the land by hand using an ancient tool, walking plot to plot, and watching each name drawn out of a bag. These are symbols of the system's fairness. And because people believe this is all fair, they're willing to accept the outcome of the lottery.

And this is key to what makes this system work. That people believe it's fair. The things we're seeing, like measuring the land by hand using an ancient tool, walking plot to plot, and watching each name drawn out of a bag. These are symbols of the system's fairness. And because people believe this is all fair, they're willing to accept the outcome of the lottery.

And this is key to what makes this system work. That people believe it's fair. The things we're seeing, like measuring the land by hand using an ancient tool, walking plot to plot, and watching each name drawn out of a bag. These are symbols of the system's fairness. And because people believe this is all fair, they're willing to accept the outcome of the lottery.

The ritualization helps people accept their fate.

The ritualization helps people accept their fate.

The ritualization helps people accept their fate.

I do it fast so everyone can go on, go on, go on. Like all the kids are like, uh, like staying there for like three minutes. Wiggling their whole hand in the bag, trying to pick it out, opening it, then struggling to like, eh, eh, they can't even read. Can you read the names? Sort of.

I do it fast so everyone can go on, go on, go on. Like all the kids are like, uh, like staying there for like three minutes. Wiggling their whole hand in the bag, trying to pick it out, opening it, then struggling to like, eh, eh, they can't even read. Can you read the names? Sort of.

I do it fast so everyone can go on, go on, go on. Like all the kids are like, uh, like staying there for like three minutes. Wiggling their whole hand in the bag, trying to pick it out, opening it, then struggling to like, eh, eh, they can't even read. Can you read the names? Sort of.

Three hours in, and a few dozen plots have new owners. But Friedrich is still waiting for his turn, waiting for his name to be called.

Three hours in, and a few dozen plots have new owners. But Friedrich is still waiting for his turn, waiting for his name to be called.

Three hours in, and a few dozen plots have new owners. But Friedrich is still waiting for his turn, waiting for his name to be called.