Loose pieces
The House Chips of AI
An AI subscription is not a software product. It is access to a private economy — paid in dollars, metered in tokens, credits, and limits the platform sets.
Every Few Years, The Country Goes Off
I am Korean. I grew up inside these explosions. Four cases — PC bangs, coffee shops, jjimjilbang, the run — and a pattern that keeps repeating.
Already Seen
At Hanoi Train Street, the train is not symbolic. It is loud, close, and solid.
Money Can’t Buy Better Judgment
Adventure Is Danger, Past Tense
Call of the Void
Taste as a Service: The Shift from Production to Discernment
Korea was the beta test zone for modern loneliness.
How to Cry on the Subway and Not Be Seen
The Medium years