I am sitting in a climate-controlled office in Guangzhou, looking over the quarterly reports for a bubble milk tea franchise, a small one in one of the local malls. Outside, the humidity is thick enough to drink, but in here, the air is filtered and cool. I have a Thai Elite Visa in my passport, granting me five years of residency in a country I love, without the hassle of border runs or agent fees for when I want to visit Thailand. I am thirty-seven years old. I have not lived in the United ...

I am sitting in a climate-controlled office in Guangzhou, looking over the quarterly reports for a bubble milk tea franchise, a small one in one of the local malls. Outside, the humidity is thick enough to drink, but in here, the air is filtered and cool. I have a Thai Elite Visa in my passport, granting me five years of residency in a country I love, without the hassle of border runs or agent fees for when I want to visit Thailand. I am thirty-seven years old. I have not lived in the United ...

The Phnom Penh Stress Test: Crypto, Freedom, and the Trump AdministrationThe View from Street 63The ceiling fan in this guest house on Street 63 is rattling again. It's a rhythmic, mechanical stutter that matches the refresh rate of the portfolio tracker on my screen. Outside, Phnom Penh is humid and loud, a stark contrast to the gray grit of Philadelphia where I grew up. I'm thirty-seven years old. I haven't held a traditional job since I was thirty-four. Some people call me a NEET. I call m...

The Phnom Penh Stress Test: Crypto, Freedom, and the Trump AdministrationThe View from Street 63The ceiling fan in this guest house on Street 63 is rattling again. It's a rhythmic, mechanical stutter that matches the refresh rate of the portfolio tracker on my screen. Outside, Phnom Penh is humid and loud, a stark contrast to the gray grit of Philadelphia where I grew up. I'm thirty-seven years old. I haven't held a traditional job since I was thirty-four. Some people call me a NEET. I call m...

I am thirty-seven years old. I haven't had a boss in three years. I currently sit in a café in Chiang Mai, watching the monsoon rain hit the pavement. I have no commute. I have no meetings. I have no alarm clock. People often label this the NEET life—Not in Education, Employment, or Training. They assume it implies laziness, a refusal to contribute, or a life of leisure funded by parents. They are wrong. I am not unemployed. I am self-employed by my capital. I became a NEET when I turned thir...

I am thirty-seven years old. I haven't had a boss in three years. I currently sit in a café in Chiang Mai, watching the monsoon rain hit the pavement. I have no commute. I have no meetings. I have no alarm clock. People often label this the NEET life—Not in Education, Employment, or Training. They assume it implies laziness, a refusal to contribute, or a life of leisure funded by parents. They are wrong. I am not unemployed. I am self-employed by my capital. I became a NEET when I turned thir...