Folks, I was in the middle of writing my “China’s low-trust society” series before the trade war broke out, so I have to pause to write about the war first.
This is the way. None of us can be unbiased, only aware or ignorant of our biases. I've been too busy with real life to keep up with your writing lately, but I look forward to catching up once I have some opportunity. Your work fills a niche unlike anyone else that I read, and I value that. (The irony of trade wars keeping me too busy to educate myself on them is slightly amusing, but mostly sad.)
I am new here and do not have a sense for which article would be more interesting but honestly, based on what I have read so far, I think both essays will be a valuable education for me and I want you to be happy with them before putting them out. I think you ought to pursue whichever one is most meaningful to you and do not let the noise of current events push you around. I look forward to reading what you have next. :)
In a way, the two topics are actually intertwined through a possible linkage of causality. However, for a Western/English speaking audience I believe exploring the Party issue first will actually shed more light on the issues of trust.
Your series was extremely informative and very well written and unbiased. Looking forward to your next articles 🙂
I can’t say I am unbiased, but i will try, and I will always be transparent about the bias (that I can sense.)
This is the way. None of us can be unbiased, only aware or ignorant of our biases. I've been too busy with real life to keep up with your writing lately, but I look forward to catching up once I have some opportunity. Your work fills a niche unlike anyone else that I read, and I value that. (The irony of trade wars keeping me too busy to educate myself on them is slightly amusing, but mostly sad.)
I am new here and do not have a sense for which article would be more interesting but honestly, based on what I have read so far, I think both essays will be a valuable education for me and I want you to be happy with them before putting them out. I think you ought to pursue whichever one is most meaningful to you and do not let the noise of current events push you around. I look forward to reading what you have next. :)
Hello Robert,
I hope this communique finds you in a moment of stillness.
Have huge respect for your work.
We’ve just opened the first door of something we’ve been quietly crafting for years—
A work not meant for markets, but for reflection and memory.
Not designed to perform, but to endure.
It’s called The Silent Treasury.
A place where judgment is kept like firewood: dry, sacred, and meant for long winters.
Where trust, patience, and self-stewardship are treated as capital—more rare, perhaps, than liquidity itself.
This first piece speaks to a quiet truth we’ve long sat with:
Why many modern PE, VC, Hedge, Alt funds, SPAC, and rollups fracture before they truly root.
And what it means to build something meant to be left, not merely exited.
It’s not short. Or viral. But it’s built to last.
And if it speaks to something you’ve always known but rarely seen expressed,
then perhaps this work belongs in your world.
The publication link is enclosed, should you wish to open it.
https://helloin.substack.com/p/built-to-be-left?r=5i8pez
Warmly,
The Silent Treasury
A vault where wisdom echoes in stillness, and eternity breathes.
In a way, the two topics are actually intertwined through a possible linkage of causality. However, for a Western/English speaking audience I believe exploring the Party issue first will actually shed more light on the issues of trust.