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"Precarious Accumulation," by Nellie Chu, tells the story of migrant entrepreneurs in China's fast fashion industry whose dreams of economic freedom are confronted by the reality of precarity, exploitation, and marginalization. Read the intro for free now: buff.ly/wIreaaM
November 25, 2025 at 4:33 PM
"Precarious Accumulation," by Nellie Chu, tells the story of migrant entrepreneurs in China's fast fashion industry whose dreams of economic freedom are confronted by the reality of precarity, exploitation, and marginalization. Read the intro for free now: buff.ly/wIreaaM
New year goal is to practice how not to take myself too seriously. Work harder. Exercise more. Waste less time doomscrolling. ..
December 18, 2025 at 8:19 AM
New year goal is to practice how not to take myself too seriously. Work harder. Exercise more. Waste less time doomscrolling. ..
Yup…
Yes, elite places = elite reproduction, and that was part of the difficulty... But getting absolutely ground into bone dust was really good for me intellectually, even if there are still scars.
I also got to see the nasty side of US elite culture, which taught me quite a lot.
I also got to see the nasty side of US elite culture, which taught me quite a lot.
October 26, 2025 at 2:41 PM
Yup…
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If you’re on academia dot edu, let me suggest that you strongly consider deleting your account.
September 17, 2025 at 7:09 PM
If you’re on academia dot edu, let me suggest that you strongly consider deleting your account.
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and saying "peripheral liberals suffer from inferiority complex" without further analysis & contextualisation is a Eurocentric argument
September 6, 2025 at 7:08 PM
and saying "peripheral liberals suffer from inferiority complex" without further analysis & contextualisation is a Eurocentric argument
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communication is a form of respect and people who cross boundaries are communicating they do not respect you
July 13, 2025 at 6:28 AM
communication is a form of respect and people who cross boundaries are communicating they do not respect you
“Human rights shouldn’t be conditioned on having good politics.” This.
Americans did and do not have the capacity to think this about Uyghurs, Tibetans and Hong Kongers. It’s been frustrating even if looking at human rights shouldn’t be conditioned on having good politics
June 22, 2025 at 4:52 AM
“Human rights shouldn’t be conditioned on having good politics.” This.
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one reason for this is how few US newsrooms are willing to interview and hire immigrant and international journalists due to legal costs for work visas, and how often non-white immigrant perspectives are considered 'bias' instead of expertise
kind of just endlessly sad and grieving that there are so few voices in the public sphere making the basic principled argument that immigration is an affirmative good in every way and the best way for this country to serve humanity is to welcome people who want or need to leave their homes
June 7, 2025 at 11:47 PM
one reason for this is how few US newsrooms are willing to interview and hire immigrant and international journalists due to legal costs for work visas, and how often non-white immigrant perspectives are considered 'bias' instead of expertise
Made the mistake of reading through comments here. Jarring how similar this is to the era of Chinese Exclusion Act.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
Chinese Students on U.S. Campuses Are Ensnared in Political Standoff
Some say their visas were revoked this week; Beijing warns other nationals to reconsider study plans in America.
www.wsj.com
May 30, 2025 at 1:37 AM
Made the mistake of reading through comments here. Jarring how similar this is to the era of Chinese Exclusion Act.
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
www.wsj.com/politics/pol...
oh god, assuming what Chinese students think/do already. Classic Economist. Geez.
Just read an @economist.com article that guessed that Chinese students were one of the few groups that slip through the social media monitoring due to already internalising self policing behaviour, which is probably why Chinese students had to be singled out separatly for special attention.
May 30, 2025 at 1:05 AM
oh god, assuming what Chinese students think/do already. Classic Economist. Geez.
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March 23, 2025 at 7:09 AM
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“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”
James Baldwin
James Baldwin
February 21, 2025 at 4:18 PM
“We can disagree and still love each other unless your disagreement is rooted in my oppression and denial of my humanity and right to exist”
James Baldwin
James Baldwin