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hereby appointing myself president of the jasmine sun stan network

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wow "appointing" does not sound very Democratic of you...!!

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All the best blogs should be hard to explain. Feels like you’ve got the beginnings of something great here, looking forward to following along.

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coming up with an "elevator pitch" has been the absolute worst

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really looking forward to reading all your stuff!

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So excited to read!! And, obviously—huge congrats!

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good luck! :)

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May your writing journey keep unfolding 🌲

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I was obsessed with season of the witch; it made living in SF much more fun (weird stuff happened everywhere you walk by!)

This is a good complement and physically beautiful book —

https://www.google.com/url?q=https://www.ucpress.edu/book/9780520262508/infinite-city&sa=U&sqi=2&ved=2ahUKEwjNyZGhg9qKAxU1CnkGHRLPOJoQFnoECCwQAQ&usg=AOvVaw2BW0mAcbECgO5f-dz4S33K

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ooh I will keep an eye out for it on my next bookstore trip!!

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i saved this to read a couple days ago! lol

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Just found your Substack, can’t wait to read more 💞

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So here for this!!! Yay!

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Congrats on launch Jasmine, I love the idea of pulling on the thread of edge cases/discovering pockets where the future has arrived quicker than the mean. Excited to follow along!

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I’m an architect and urban planner and I did a Fulbright in Singapore (2022). It deserves critical attention. If you pursue this subject for an article etc. feel free to send me a note, there are some potentially helpful resources I could send your way.

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I would love that! I'm hoping to visit maybe in the fall. Also just subscribed to your Substack, been hoping to learn more about urban design / architecture, and Shenzhen is actually top of my list for the East Asia trip

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Shenzhen is wildly interesting, and also enormous. Don’t miss nearby Hong Kong either, if you haven’t been.

Re Singapore I will sort through my bibliography when I get a sec, that might be more useful for you than my own writing which tended to focus more on architecture and UD than some of the more macro issues you’re interested in (though they are related in very interesting ways I tried to capture when possible).

Fall is a ways away but don’t miss this if you go: Singapore City Gallery

https://g.co/kgs/KoX2NbX

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bibliography would be amazing! I have been to HK but always tempting to return

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Very sold on this vision. Instant sub.

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I’m so excited and hope you read every post!

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I just ordered a fancy podcast mic 😵‍💫

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so so well written, looking forward to your sense-making. and the ken liu quote reminds me of rudolf steiner on how our spirit absorbs the portion of every moment that helps it grow in truth, goodness, beauty, and how that is the jewel that stays with us forever

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oh I love that. thank you karthik!!

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Writer as "vibe historian"--i'm obsessed. Can't wait to read more from you this year, especially on all the topics you mentioned!!!

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