ERIC KIM

BECOMING MORE IMMORAL?

As I get older and as I advance in my life, a realization — the trend towards becoming more immoral.

PHILOSOPHY BY KIM

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Essays by KIM

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

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