DIABLO II ANALOGIES FOR REAL LIFE.

If real life was an MMORPG, this is how I would create real life analogies:

Your clothing is your armor

For example, your clothing is your armor. And your devices are your weapons.

In Diablo II, the goal is to get the most rare and unique items: whether they be armor, amulet, accessories, and weapons.

What do we want in Diablo 2 versus real life?

In Diablo 2, what is it that we want? To go on more difficult quests, to keep leveling ourselves up, and to get the best gear in order to become number one in PVP. Also to ascend the ladder.

How real life is different

I find the notion of seeking financial independence or making a lot of money is incredibly boring.

For example, in Diablo 2, gold is pretty much useless. Nobody in the game cares how much gold you have, or even how many stones of Jordan‘s you own. Rather, the ultimate currency is the level of rare items your own, and how strong your character is.

We want people to fight?

The central game of Diablo 2 is there is a certain joy of fighting searching monsters, leveling up, unlocking new skill trees, and exploring new worlds.

Perhaps real life should be about the same? Maybe this is why in ancient times, there was great joy and warfare, especially hand to hand combat. In today’s world, it is no longer hand to hand combat with weapons, but rather MMA fighting.

The world revolves around you

This is actually one thing I like about the MMORPG philosophy to life: that is, the world revolves around you. You are the central character, you are the hero, and the goal is to level yourself up.

The focus of self development

In modern times, it seems that the goal is to build $1 billion company and sell it for a profit. However, maybe it is a better goal to just use all your resources in time to level yourself up, that is to self develop yourself beyond maximum.

Then is the goal for us to acquire the most rare items, to strengthens our characters to the maximum, and to become the most dominant central character? Maybe so.

PHILOSOPHY by KIM

PHILOSOPHY by KIM

Philosophical Essays

  1. If You Know Your *WHY* You Can Discover Any *HOW*
  2. Life is Too Short to Be Miserable
  3. What Consumption Takes Skill?
  4. OFF THE GRID.
  5. REALITY IS CRUEL.
  6. Pain is Information
  7. WHY REMOVE VULGARITY AND DISORDER FROM OUR EYES?
  8. AUTOTELIC.
  9. UNPLUG.
  10. How to Become a Philosopher
  11. SUBOPTIMAL IS OPTIMAL
  12. THE LUST FOR MORE.
  13. TO DO IS TO BECOME.
  14. IN PRAISE OF AGGRESSIVE.
  15. THE PHILOSOPHY OF OPTIMISM
  16. OUR PHILOSOPHICAL WILL TO EXISTENCE
  17. Is Hope a Vice?
  18. MOVE MEAN
  19. Carte Blanche Ideals
  20. One Interesting Thought
  21. What Lasts? What Doesn’t Last?
  22. A WOUND STIMULATES THE RECUPERATIVE POWERS
  23. Children & Purpose
  24. Thoughts on Becoming a Parent
  25. Where Does Our Desire to Upgrade Come From?
  26. WE ALWAYS NEED SOMETHING FURTHER TO ASPIRE TO.
  27. Self-Task Yourself an Awesome Mission in Life
  28. Differentiation vs Equalization
  29. My Passion to *Become* Something More
  30. No Aesthetic or Ethos is Forever
  31. What is Your Higher Purpose in Life?
  32. IT WILL NEVER SATISFY YOU.
  33. How to Decide
  34. Things You *Want* to Do vs Things You *MUST* Do
  35. Towards a More Beautiful Mode of Existence and Future
  36. EXTREME GRATITUDE.
  37. AMAP (As Much as Possible) or None.
  38. Why or How Does it Matter?
  39. The Philosophy of Time and Events
  40. How *Not* to Resent
  41. FORWARD LOOKING
  42. DOMAIN FLEXIBILITY.
  43. The Miracle of Human Growth
  44. EXTREME ADAPTATION.
  45. Why Plan?
  46. You Don’t Need to Justify Yourself
  47. The Philosophy of Ego
  48. True vs False Passions
  49. How to Achieve Tranquility
  50. On Making Your Own Philosophy
  51. The Purpose of Life is to Create New Life
  52. Think On!
  53. The Wisdom of Doing Nothing
  54. Congruency
  55. My Thoughts on Meditation
  56. The Philosophy of Purpose
  57. Emulate Yourself
  58. Good Fear, Bad Fear
  59. For the Betterment of Humanity or Just Yourself?
  60. What you *really* believe in and care for is manifested through your actions (or non-actions)
  61. Why Culture is Your Enemy
  62. YOUR EXPERIENCES ARE KING.
  63. LIFE IS INHERENTLY GOOD.
  64. Artistic, Physical, and Philosophical Muscles
  65. All New Experiences are Good Experiences
  66. What is the Purpose of X?
  67. UTILITY.
  68. Philosophy is a Luxury
  69. The Attempt is More Interesting than the Result
  70. Joyfulness vs “Happiness”
  71. Effectiveness Over Happiness
  72. Self Actualization
  73. MAXIMAL ENGAGEMENT
  74. Life & Pain
  75. On Living Every Day with No Regret
  76. Learn as if you’re going to live forever, live as if you’re going to die tomorrow
  77. Live Every Day Like it Were the Last Day of Your Life
  78. Self-Determination
  79. FALSE GRATITUDE vs REAL GRATITUDE
  80. HOW TO LIVE MORE
  81. THE UPSIDE OF TRAGEDY
  82. Satisfaction is a Sucker’s Game
  83. Supreme Repose
  84. WHAT IS THE PURPOSE OF LIFE? According to ERIC KIM
  85. STUBBORN, FLEXIBLE
  86. EVERYTHING HAPPENS AS IT *SHOULD* HAVE HAD HAPPENED
  87. Good Addiction, Bad Addiction?
  88. What is the Best Life?
  89. The Philosophy of Thinking
  90. The Philosophy of Conspiracies
  91. Conspiracies
  92. Growth
  93. Skepticism.
  94. What Do You Really Want Out of Life?
  95. Seem or Be?
  96. Learn Through Pain
  97. Respect Yourself
  98. In Praise of Elitism
  99. Why Independent Thinking?
  100. I Will Never Die
  101. Bitter is Better
  102. The Genesis of Nihilism and Existential Dread
  103. The Ethics of Personal Enrichment
  104. Good vs Not Good
  105. Punished by Privilege
  106. Abstinence Over Moderation
  107. Just Leave Others Alone
  108. You Can Only Critique that Which You Truly Understand and Love
  109. ERIC KIM Critique of Metaphysics
  110. Only Trust Philosophers Who Deadlift
  111. Heuristic: If Someone Talks Shit About Others Behind Their Back, Most Likely They’re Also Talking Shit About You Behind Your Back
  112. Virtue is a Privilege
  113. What Are Your Life Goals?
  114. Honesty
  115. Why I’m Anti Moderation
  116. No Spite, No Malice.
  117. Ascending Life or Descending Life?
  118. Double Edged Sword
  119. Ignorance.
  120. Why I Don’t Trust “Nice Guys”
  121. Why You Must Share Your Opinion
  122. Selfish Isn’t Evil
  123. Wisdom is the Goal
  124. YOU ARE KING.
  125. MASTER YOURSELF
  126. What is “Good” for You is Often what is Bad for You
  127. Care.
  128. BITTERSWEET
  129. ONE REP MAX
  130. Morality and Ethics is the Snare
  131. BY HELPING YOURSELF, YOU BEST HELP OTHERS
  132. Insanity is Good.
  133. Think Deep.
  134. PHILOSOPHY IS THE FUTURE.
  135. Open Mind vs Closed Mind
  136. ENTHUSIASM IS GENIUS
  137. Towards a More Critical and Rigorous Line of Thinking
  138. How to Encourage and a Foster Independent and Free Thinking
  139. What is the Purpose of Life?
  140. WHY PHILOSOPHY IS SUPREME.
  141. Elitism.
  142. I Cannot Form an Opinion About Somebody Until I’ve Met Them in the Flesh
  143. ALL GENETICS ARE GOOD GENETICS.
  144. Happiness vs Freedom
  145. The Birth of a Hater
  146. My Way Isn’t the Right Way
  147. Walking as an Existential Thing
  148. Why I’m So Tolerant
  149. Mortal Gods
  150. THE HUMAN SPECIES
  151. Why I’m So Skeptical
  152. Just Follow the Money
  153. Why Selfish?
  154. WHY WE CANNOT BLAME OTHERS
  155. Why Are We So Anti Elitism?
  156. What Actually Interests You?
  157. How to Become Yourself
  158. SELF HATE
  159. Optimistic Fatalism
  160. Death is the Ultimate Creative Constraint
  161. FLUX.
  162. How to Think for Yourself
  163. FLESH
  164. How to Live the Best Life
  165. Why Live a Life Without Regrets?
  166. Why Plato Ruined Art and Aesthetics for Us
  167. Self Respect
  168. Hypocrite vs Contradict
  169. Ideals vs Reality
  170. Spaceship Philosophy
  171. What is Your Ideal Life?
  172. MY EXTREME GRATITUDE TOWARDS LIFE AND BEING ALIVE!
  173. Critique of Utilitarianism
  174. Don’t Treat Others the Way You Want to Be Treated
  175. The Eternal Recurrence of Tragedy and Joy in Life
  176. Elite Asceticism
  177. Why I Don’t Like Numbers
  178. Action and Reaction, Cause and Effect
  179. The Antidote to Nihilism: The Philosophy of Nothingness
  180. ERIC KIM Notes on Meditations by Marcus Aurelius
  181. EXPLOIT CHAOS.
  182. WHY I DON’T BELIEVE IN GENETICS
  183. Self-Wisdom
  184. The Future Belongs to the Fearless
  185. INDIVIDUALISM
  186. Why Live Forever?
  187. THIS TOO WILL PASS.
  188. Why Education?
  189. How to Become Yourself
  190. Things Shouldn’t Go Back to the Way They Used to Be
  191. Why Am I So Cruel?
  192. The Great Joy of Existence
  193. Virtue for the Sake of Virtue
  194. NO DISDAIN.
  195. INTELLIGENT IGNORANCE
  196. A LIFE WITHOUT PAIN, DIFFICULTY OR TRAGEDY ISN’T A LIFE WORTH LIVING
  197. BITTER IS BETTER.
  198. EXPLOIT THE BEST FROM TRAGEDY AND LIFE 
  199. DISREGARD FOR SELF-PRESERVATION
  200. PAIN.
  201. WHAT IF EVERYTHING IS NOT GONNA BE ALRIGHT?
  202. Tomorrow is Never
  203. Life is the Ultimate Creative Constraint
  204. EMBODIED REALITY
  205. BLACK SWAN
  206. THINGS WILL NEVER GO BACK TO THE WAY THEY USED TO BE
  207. What are you *really* afraid of?
  208. HAPPINESS ISN’T THE GOAL
  209. Philosophy is King
  210. Why is Selfish Evil?
  211. YOU’RE CONSTANTLY IN A STATE OF BECOMING
  212. ENTITLEMENT A SIN?
  213. NARCISSISM
  214. BE BRUTALLY HONEST WITH YOURSELF
  215. WHY FREE WILL?
  216. OBEY YOUR OPINION
  217. EGO IS GOOD.
  218. WHY IT IS GOOD TO BE INTO YOURSELF
  219. Seek the Good Pain
  220. Anti-Perfection in Photography, Art, and Life
  221. Can You Become an End into Yourself?
  222. WHY I LIVE
  223. Why I Hate Decline
  224. Why I Eat
  225. Why am I So Positive and Optimistic?
  226. EFFORT IS ENJOYMENT
  227. Never Stop Gaining
  228. TRUST YOURSELF
  229. A Life of Maximal Personal Independence
  230. What Do You Desire to Become?
  231. What Do I Want from Technology?
  232. Stratified Society
  233. Do You Love or Hate Reality?
  234. On the Brian, Body and Mind
  235. I’m Maximally Happy, Now What?
  236. Care over Fame
  237. ACTIVE NIHILISM
  238. Never Stop Subtracting
  239. How to Live a Happier and More Epic Life
  240. A Risker Life is a Better Life
  241. Only Work on Things You Can Imagine Doing for Eternity
  242. How to Maximize Your Happiness
  243. Influence
  244. The Gladiator Makes His Plans once He Enters the Ring
  245. Meditations on Meaning in Life
  246. There is Nothing More Interesting than Human Beings
  247. Is Hope a Vice?
  248. EGO
  249. Why Be Unique?
  250. Happiness is Metabolism Health and Strength
  251. You’re the Hero
  252. Is Productivity a Virtue or Vice?
  253. Why Do We Prize the Rare?
  254. The Joy of Uncertainty
  255. How Should I Best Use My Time and Life?
  256. A Life Without Pain or Suffering Isn’t a Life Worth Living
  257. Free or Unfree?
  258. What Do You Really Care For in Life?
  259. Anti-Satisfaction in Life
  260. Why Think?
  261. The Eternal Return
  262. Only Do What is Best for You!
  263. Truthiness
  264. Why Be Happy?
  265. Permissionless Living
  266. In Praise of Unconventional Wisdom
  267. Become the Change Which You Wish to See in the World
  268. Happiness
  269. Beyond Freedom
  270. Idolize People, Not Stuff
  271. What Makes You Stronger? What Makes You Weaker?
  272. Why Hate?
  273. The Secret of Happiness
  274. You’re Constantly in a State of Becoming
  275. Life is about Choices, Not Obligations
  276. Anti-Nihilism
  277. First, Do What is Best for You.
  278. Live Dynamic
  279. How to Prosper
  280. Is the Point of Life to Be Satisfied?
  281. SUPREME EFFORT OF WILL.
  282. How to Become more Idealistic
  283. Thrivival 101
  284. Create Yourself
  285. Non-Small
  286. Inspiration
  287. How to Live a Heroic Life: Dare the Heights!
  288. Human Augmentation
  289. Prune
  290. Happiness: Do What You Want to Do (And Don’t Do What You Don’t Want to Do)
  291. Avoid Vain (Empty) Pursuits in Life
  292. Modern Slavery
  293. Kill the Leeches
  294. Wisdom Augmentation
  295. Why We Need Friction in Life
  296. Straight Line Philosophy
  297. What’s Your End-Game in Life?
  298. Create Your Own Happiness Today
  299. Desire Both Pain and Pleasure in Life
  300. Try the Impossible
  301. SELF-RESPECT
  302. Anti-Social Extrovert
  303. Never Blame Anybody But Yourself
  304. Human Flourishing
  305. Simpler, Not Better.
  306. How to be Free
  307. Embrace the Extremes
  308. Cultivate Your Own Culture
  309. COURAGE.
  310. Thrivival
  311. Inner Power
  312. How to Live a Purposeful Life
  313. My Definition of Happiness
  314. Why Change is Good
  315. Why Work?
  316. How to Live the Happiest Possible Life
  317. The Two-Pronged Approach to Maximize Joy in Your Life
  318. You Always Have Another Option!
  319. INFINITISM
  320. Never Stop!
  321. What is Your Self-Directed Purpose in Life?
  322. Live Today Like it Were Your Last
  323. Do You Photograph to Live, or Live to Photograph?
  324. ARTIST-PHILOSOPHER
  325. Live Life to the Fullest!
  326. In Praise of Selfishness
  327. Why You Must Be a YAY-SAYER to Succeed in Entrepreneurship and Life
  328. Why I Love Walking
  329. Live Life Like a Video Game!
  330. Simple Luxuries in Life
  331. Treat Your Life Like a Fun Experiment!
  332. Only Prove it to Yourself
  333. You Don’t Always Need to Feel Joyful to Live a Fulfilling and Meaningful Life
  334. Life is Too Short to Be Bored!
  335. Money Cannot Destroy Boredom
  336. How to Find Inspiration in Life
  337. Why You Must Ignore Haters to Succeed and Win in Life
  338. An Active Life is a Happy Life
  339. My Simple Joys in Life
  340. Never Stop Striving
  341. How to Motivate Yourself in Life
  342. How to Be Optimistic in Life
  343. How to Dictate Your Purpose in Life
  344. In Praise of a Dynamic Life
  345. PURPOSE.
  346. How to Enjoy Life
  347. Photography Therapy
  348. How to Conquer Regret
  349. Take Your Play Very Seriously.
  350. How to Prosper
  351. Memento Vivere
  352. Destroy in Order to CREATE
  353. Trust Your Body More Than Your Mind
  354. Make Photos to Make Meaning in Your Life
  355. Seek Knowledge, Not Information
  356. The Purpose of Human Life
  357. How to Overcome Impedence
  358. Why I Love Death
  359. How to Be Centered in the Eternal Now
  360. How to Be Happy
  361. Why Do You Care What Others Think of You?
  362. Why I’m Happy
  363. Why?
  364. Why I’m So Prolific
  365. How to Reduce LAG in Life

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