I was born in 2006, so I never really lived in the slow era. By the time I was old enough to understand the world, everything was already fast. Instant delivery, instant reply, instant information, instant entertainment. If I want food, it arrives in minutes….

When I was a kid, I thought being an adult was all about freedom. Free to buy anything, free to sleep whenever I wanted, free to eat ice cream without asking permission. Turns out I was very wrong. Being an adult is actually about one…

Saya cuma memberikan nomor telepon. Kapan nomor itu berubah menjadi semacam pintu yang membuat orang lain merasa boleh masuk kapan saja? Pertanyaan itu belakangan sering muncul di kepala saya, biasanya di saat-saat kecil. Pesan yang masuk saat saya sedang makan, telepon di malam hari, chat…

I realized something the other day while waiting for a food delivery. The app said fifteen minutes, and somehow those fifteen minutes felt long. I kept checking the screen, watching the little icon move on the map, slightly annoyed that it was not here yet….