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The Heavy
Island

Meita E. Santi

Essays and observations. Things worth thinking through.

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Indonesia's Plastic Crisis Has Been Blaming the Wrong Villain

The question most people start with is why they taught their children to throw garbage into the river. The assumption underneath is that someone, somewhere, decided to raise careless children. I know because I used to ask it that way too.

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Some things are only visible
from the inside,
and only legible
once you have words for them.

Meita E. Santi
The Book

The Heavy
Island

On tourism, place, and the weight of being wanted

The book this site is named after. The essays are written while it is in progress.

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