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Socialize like it will all come crashing down
Play is connection without expectation, a self-rolling wheel.
Sep 12 • Angela Cao
On bonfires
Argentinian festivals, Chinese funerals
Jun 2 • Angela Cao
In defense of impractical expression
Digitally-mediated conveniences make it easier to eschew community; AI-generated content lacks the effort that defines great creative work.
Mar 17 • Angela Cao
My top 3 books of 2024
Whether real or imagined, stringing cords between chance events is fun; patterns project intention and meaning to pure whimsy (how I actually decide…
Dec 31, 2024 • Angela Cao
Letters to Strangers: To the daughter of a family-owned café in São Jorge —
March 18, 2023: São Jorge Island
Nov 24, 2024 • Angela Cao
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Letters to Strangers: To the elderly restaurant owner on my flight to Hong Kong—
Apr 23, 2024 • Angela Cao
In defense of impractical expression
Mar 17 • Angela Cao
I eat the most Chinese food in Italy
Jul 23, 2023 • Angela Cao
Time from the hindsight is a stretchy thing
Aug 31, 2023 • Angela Cao

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My top 3 books of 2024
Whether real or imagined, stringing cords between chance events is fun; patterns project intention and meaning to pure whimsy (how I actually decide…
Dec 31, 2024 • Angela Cao
My top 5 books of 2023
Another year-end means taking a hard look at my reading journey; it means noticing how books have become both checkpoints and time capsules.
Dec 29, 2023 • Angela Cao
My top 5 books of 2022
Originally posted 12/29/2022
Jul 22, 2023 • Angela Cao

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Socialize like it will all come crashing down
Play is connection without expectation, a self-rolling wheel.
Sep 12 • Angela Cao
On bonfires
Argentinian festivals, Chinese funerals
Jun 2 • Angela Cao
In defense of impractical expression
Digitally-mediated conveniences make it easier to eschew community; AI-generated content lacks the effort that defines great creative work.
Mar 17 • Angela Cao

Thinking about AI

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