ERIC KIM CRITIQUE OF ROMANTICISM

romanticism

Something that I have thought about a long time:

Why do we have a romanticism of the past, specifically … ‘retro’ things?

Romanticism as a sign of degeneration

  • romanticism

The closest notion of ‘romanticism’ I got is from Nietzsche:

That the best was in the past, and things will never become ‘better’.

Why this love for the past?

I think to find gratitude for the past is good. After all, much wisdom from the past masters.

However this is where we go wrong:

When we think that the past is *SUPERIOR* to the present (and the future).

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Don’t be stuck in the past.

For example, this romanticism for classic cars, or even Leica M Rangefinder cameras. The superficial hipster notion that:

Modern is lame.

In fact, the best is yet to come. This is the best way to approach and live life.

Furthermore:

Think that your past self was *inferior* to your present self, and that your artistic/creative production of the past is *less* than it is today.

The great optimism towards the future

With photography, your artwork, your creative vision, your bodily physiology, your facial morphology, etc … always think:

The best is yet to come.

ERIC

Entrepreneurship by KIM

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Become the change which you desire to see manifested in the world!

Become you.

  1. COMPLACENCY.
  2. JUST BUY IT.
  3. ALL ABOUT YOU.
  4. MOVE THE WORLD
  5. Boring or Not Boring?
  6. What if Your Past Self were Inferior to Your Present Self?
  7. THE PHILOSOPHY OF PROGRESS
  8. CULTURE IS YOUR ENEMY.
  9. Difficulty & Interest
  10. The Will to Expansion
  11. What is Work?
  12. SOUL IN THE GAME.
  13. JUST START IT.
  14. Not Boring
  15. PRIDE IN YOUR OWN NAME / BRAND
  16. AS MUCH AS YOU CAN TOLERATE.
  17. Speed is Paramount
  18. TAKE IT BACK TO THE BEGINNING.
  19. A Life With No Risk Taking is *NOT* a Life Worth Living
  20. Dissatisfaction is Good
  21. GREATER STRENGTH, GREATER CHALLENGES.
  22. In Praise of the New
  23. Uncorrupted Desires
  24. You Cannot Fake Passion
  25. SELF-OVERGOING
  26. FORM YOURSELF.
  27. Personal Entrepreneurship
  28. RELENTLESS.
  29. PUT YOUR NAME ON IT.
  30. A Life of Expansion
  31. SELF-ENTREPRENEURSHIP
  32. YOU ARE THE EXCEPTION.
  33. Use Your Life as an Experiment to Self-Develop Yourself to Heights Never Seen Before
  34. Invest in New Developments
  35. Investing Towards What End?
  36. The 90%/10% Principle in Entrepreneurship
  37. Speed Wins
  38. The Philosophy of Happiness
  39. When to Over-Estimate, When to Under-Estimate?
  40. Never Stop Iterating
  41. Money as a Tool for Life and Artistic Experimentation
  42. Less But More Premium
  43. Mainstream vs Low-Key Success
  44. Why Dissatisfaction is Good
  45. SEEK YOUR OWN PERSONAL MAXIMAL BENEFIT INSTEAD OF COMPLAINING
  46. Manifest Your Destiny
  47. Is it Best to *Not* Communicate Your Inner Thoughts or Ideas With Others?
  48. CREATE THINGS YOU WISH TO SEE MANIFESTED IN THE WORLD
  49. How to Do More Work
  50. CONTROL.
  51. Competition is for Losers
  52. Change.
  53. Your Competitive Advantage with Insanely Fast Wifi and High Speed Internet
  54. Pseudo Individualism
  55. Natural Internal Promoting vs External Promptings

Think for Yourself.

  1. Survival vs Thrivival
  2. Become Rich
  3. SECRETS.
  4. Why it is Better to Beg for Forgiveness than Ask for Permission
  5. Thinking About the Past Prevents You From Thinking About the Future
  6. How to Predict the Future
  7. Tools of Mass Distraction
  8. So What?

FREEDOM

Entrepreneurship by KIM

ERIC KIM eye red

Become the change which you desire to see manifested in the world!

Become you.

  1. COMPLACENCY.
  2. JUST BUY IT.
  3. ALL ABOUT YOU.
  4. MOVE THE WORLD
  5. Boring or Not Boring?
  6. What if Your Past Self were Inferior to Your Present Self?
  7. THE PHILOSOPHY OF PROGRESS
  8. CULTURE IS YOUR ENEMY.
  9. Difficulty & Interest
  10. The Will to Expansion
  11. What is Work?
  12. SOUL IN THE GAME.
  13. JUST START IT.
  14. Not Boring
  15. PRIDE IN YOUR OWN NAME / BRAND
  16. AS MUCH AS YOU CAN TOLERATE.
  17. Speed is Paramount
  18. TAKE IT BACK TO THE BEGINNING.
  19. A Life With No Risk Taking is *NOT* a Life Worth Living
  20. Dissatisfaction is Good
  21. GREATER STRENGTH, GREATER CHALLENGES.
  22. In Praise of the New
  23. Uncorrupted Desires
  24. You Cannot Fake Passion
  25. SELF-OVERGOING
  26. FORM YOURSELF.
  27. Personal Entrepreneurship
  28. RELENTLESS.
  29. PUT YOUR NAME ON IT.
  30. A Life of Expansion
  31. SELF-ENTREPRENEURSHIP
  32. YOU ARE THE EXCEPTION.
  33. Use Your Life as an Experiment to Self-Develop Yourself to Heights Never Seen Before
  34. Invest in New Developments
  35. Investing Towards What End?
  36. The 90%/10% Principle in Entrepreneurship
  37. Speed Wins
  38. The Philosophy of Happiness
  39. When to Over-Estimate, When to Under-Estimate?
  40. Never Stop Iterating
  41. Money as a Tool for Life and Artistic Experimentation
  42. Less But More Premium
  43. Mainstream vs Low-Key Success
  44. Why Dissatisfaction is Good
  45. SEEK YOUR OWN PERSONAL MAXIMAL BENEFIT INSTEAD OF COMPLAINING
  46. Manifest Your Destiny
  47. Is it Best to *Not* Communicate Your Inner Thoughts or Ideas With Others?
  48. CREATE THINGS YOU WISH TO SEE MANIFESTED IN THE WORLD
  49. How to Do More Work
  50. CONTROL.
  51. Competition is for Losers
  52. Change.
  53. Your Competitive Advantage with Insanely Fast Wifi and High Speed Internet
  54. Pseudo Individualism
  55. Natural Internal Promoting vs External Promptings

Think for Yourself.

  1. Survival vs Thrivival
  2. Become Rich
  3. SECRETS.
  4. Why it is Better to Beg for Forgiveness than Ask for Permission
  5. Thinking About the Past Prevents You From Thinking About the Future
  6. How to Predict the Future
  7. Tools of Mass Distraction
  8. So What?

FREEDOM

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