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Yuchin Lin's avatar

Understand what you have been through, love and proud of you, a powerful and moving essay, love it so much.

Ramya Yandava's avatar

Reminds me of my own often lonely youth & adolescence and how I spent a lot of time on the computer and began writing seriously. I, too, came to the realization of "my estrangement as self-induced"—and yet I think creative people often induce their own isolation to enable that creativity and find their own path.

Tim Sherman's avatar

This moved me deeply Tao. Thank you.

Michelle Kuo's avatar

Loved this piece so very much.

Tao Lin's avatar

Thank you for reading.

Joey Damiano's avatar

Read this in the Review. Loved it.

Garry Bill's avatar

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Joey Damiano's avatar

Random ass spam in Substack stack, too? SMH