July 31, 2026 · 9 min read
My Breakthrough Salary Is Someone Else's Peanuts
What happens when the income that means rescue in one life becomes merely adequate in the expensive city where the opportunity exists?
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Taiwan
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July 21, 2026 · 8 min read
A Fast Train Trapped in an Old System
What an old Amtrak trip, Taiwan High Speed Rail, and Acela reveal about the difference between upgrading a component and redesigning the system around it.
July 12, 2026 · 11 min read
The Island Inside Other People's Gardens
Taiwan built an open digital democracy while much of its everyday public life moved into privately governed platforms.
July 4, 2026 · 12 min read
YODEX, the Design City I Could Only Visit
As a master's student at NCKU, I could not exhibit at Taipei's YODEX. Walking through it several times instead taught me to see design education as a temporary city, a public ritual, and a living system.