Jasmine Sun

I think the term Chinese peptides is a mimetic super weapon.

Like you mention it at a party and everyone instantly is like coming over like, what is that?

What's your stack?

Can I try it?

Even when I brought it up as this is the project I'm working on, this is what I'm reporting about.

Like instantly everyone comes over and is like, oh, you found a way to like get hotter, get healthier?

Like tell me, like don't gatekeep, what's your stack?

Yeah, I think so, basically.

I think also, frankly, like the fact that they are Chinese at this cultural moment is very interesting to people.

People are very aware of Chinese maxing, like China is maybe winning the tech race, maybe not.

And so I think there's like an extra power imbued in the peptides from the perception that they are Chinese.

Have you seen the memes that are like, I'm at a very Chinese time in my life?

Like many of you, I recently found out that I'm Chinese.

Everyone's in a Chinese time in their life.

There's like a big social media trend in mostly Gen Z in general around embracing Chineseness.

If you go on TikTok, there's a lot of China inspiration travel content.

Like look at this cyberpunk city, look at this flying car, look at these robots.

Yes, I think so.

I think that it's sort of hand in hand with like nihilism about the U.S.

and being really bummed that like America is falling apart and like our government isn't working.