I Sat in a Fancy Hotel in Delhi and Realized the Whole Thing Is a Lie
September 08, 2026
I paid someone to carry my bag and make my bed, then felt like a fraud for a week straight. This is what I figured out while staring at a toilet paper fold.
Essays
Personal writing on travel, identity, and ideas
That Time I Overheard a Genocide Pitch Between Sets at the Gym
July 18, 2026
Most people are terrified AI will replace human thinking, but I watched a man casually advocate for nuclear genocide at my gym in Da Nang and realized we handed over our brains to thought leaders long before the chatbots showed up.
I Spent a Week Trying to Understand Why Smart People Share Garbage
July 16, 2026
Most of us ask "why are they like this" and stop there. I spent a week actually looking for the answer, and what I found was way less comfortable than "they're just bad people."
I Grew Up in Paradise and Couldn't Wait to Leave
July 15, 2026
I grew up on a postcard-perfect island where nothing ever happened. Then I moved to Bangkok and finally understood what I'd been starving for.
Unorthodox Ways to Measure Economic Progress
February 10, 2025
Why high divorce rates are a sign of a healthy economy