juliana ong

By shape shifting between utopian global computer and Ponzi dispenser, crypto both indoctrinated New Internet practitioners and implicated them amongst a crowd of day traders that they otherwise would have been repulsed by. In crypto's effect on the New Internet, we see the subtle ways that access to capital can simultaneously accelerate and mutate... See more

Not long ago, young people were told: “Learn to code.” That’s not working so well now. The first wave of AI is destroying the workaday tech jobs—perhaps there’s some karma in that.

But it also makes sense. When Dr. Frankenstein makes the monster, he’s usually the first victim.

So forget coding, and develop the real skills that we need now—and they... See more

The irony of American TikTok refugees flooding Xiaohongshu in 2025 underscored a deeper reality: that the US internet had become much more like China’s, not the other way around. “In trying to ‘protect’ Americans from China, our gripped-by-moral-panic political class has made us just like China. The government has decided that the only way to... See more

historically, marriage was an economic arrangement between families. And now it’s an identity project — two individuals seeking self-actualization

By the Song dynasty (960 – 1279), the spiritual essence of fishing became deeply intertwined with Daoist philosophy, particularly the concept of Wu Wei (无为), or “non-action.” Rather than passivity, it advocates for effortless action, aligning with the natural flow of the universe instead of forcing outcomes through struggle.

My guess is that what we need most in this chaotic world is moral direction. What we need most in a rapidly changing world is rootedness.

“Are your opinions your own or are they borrowed, without thought or scrutiny, as you have been too lazy to form your own?”

"The economy is just smart people paying beautiful people to promote stuff to insecure people." — @ShaanVP