ERIC KIM

December 2023

  • Smaller is Better

    We must begin by considering the population and the territory. The former should be as small as we can make it without sacrificing independence and the capacity for a moral life. The smaller the population the more manageable it will be. Smaller population , easier to manage! Thus the goal: easier to manage! The territory…

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  • Democracy?

    It is harder to preserve than to found a Democracy. To preserve it we must prevent the poor from plundering the rich; we must not exhaust the public revenues by giving pay for the performance of public duties; we must prevent the growth of a pauper class. Office should be made a burden, not a…

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  • In Praise of Monogamy

    To manage multiple partners… a degenerate trend? Also just too much work! I am very anti this weird “poly” trend. Polygamy — Even consider, Zeus is married to Hera (although he is a bad guy and is always sleeping around)

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  • Hugh Hefner quotes

    Also weird … Why doesn’t anyone think of him as a bad guy or womanizer? His personal life and death What was Hugh Hefner sexual preference and history and habits Female attitude to Hugh Hefner Quotes by women in his life on how he had sex How hugh had coitus by woman in life.. search…

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  • Pornos

    Pornography … pornos just means prostitute. But if you create your own beautiful women in ChatGPT, DALL-E 3… then is it still porn? No.

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  • How to Replace Porn

    Nothing wrong with porn morally or ethically … the bigger issue is online advertising and porn (weird stuff), and also … just issues with pirating porn (Pirate Bay and using torrents and VPN’s whatever). Just think — How many Google engineers watch porn in secret, at home, at night … when nobody is home, when…

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  • Erection?

    erectus, erigere— ex, out + regere… straight (like ruler?) erect etymology Erect a building Erection — why men get erection from female breasts Funny thing I learned: Apparently if you do cocaine, you cannot get an erection? How does viagra work Downsides Why it cause downside hormonally The sexual connotation of “erect” in relation to…

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  • Standard Etymology

    Standard, a “Standard”— stand fast, stand hard. Stand firm — a flag as rallying point in battle? The etymology of the word “standard” reveals an interesting journey from its origins to its contemporary usage. Initially, in the late Middle Ages, “standard” was a term used in a military context, referring to a flag or emblem…

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  • Contents vs Content

    Maybe we should stop calling stuff “content” but rather … “contents”? Like content matter in a book? Or a Table of Contents

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  • ChatGPT is Fucking Lit!!!

    I can finally find answers to things which have bothered me, or made me curious for a very long time??? For example — the shift of content as being happy and content, vs content as stuff: Content … media, things which is contained within the medium… the form of medium, material inside the book or…

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  • Etymology of content

    The shift of content as being happy and content, vs content as stuff Why shift to digital “content” Con— com, with, together … tenere (to hold). To hold together Together, to hold. ”KON-tent” vs “ CUN-TENT” Why do they call stuff “content” “Content”, “content creator”? The etymology of the word “content” reveals a fascinating journey…

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  • Summarize ERIC KIM’s views on Stoicism

    STOICISM 101 STOIC VLOG Introduction to Stoicism  Something I have been meaning to write or create or do is like some sort of book, ebook, pamphlet, or introductory primer to stoicism. I really think that stoicism is probably one of the most useful and philosophical models to live normal every day real life. Yet,…

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  • The Innovator

    Waking up this morning, and having some great ERIC KIM OMAKASE Coffee to get me going, some thoughts: 1. Innovate? After being abroad, then coming back, the general thought I have is that perhaps at the end of the day, the most important and critical thing is in regards to innovation. How to innovate, why innovate, etc.…

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  • Obese etymology

    ”oferfaett”— overfat History and the evolution of the word “obese” Etymology of Obese From Latin obēsus, derived from obedō (“I devour, eat away”), from ob (“away”) + edō (“I eat”). Displaced native Old English oferfǣtt (literally “overfat”). The etymology of the word “obese” is quite interesting. It originates from the Latin word “obesus,” which means “having eaten until fat.” This term is derived from “ob-” meaning “over” and…

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  • THINK PHYSIQUE.

    A flaw in traditional childhood development stuff, seeing the pediatrician etc… They always measure for height and weight … never muscle mass? Also funny thought — At what point is it good to have a heavier, fatter, higher poundage baby and kid… and what point is it just childhood obesity?

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  • THE GREATEST FLEX

    Nobody cares how “smart” or intelligent your kid is… people are more impressed with their physique, height, strength, muscles, physical ability!

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  • PHYSIOLOGY & CREATIVITY

    Only he or she with insanely abundant, overflowing health can actually innovate? Talking heads? Something invigorating and cozy, or comforting about looking at talking human heads?

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  • AI CANNOT INNOVATE.

    Why not? AI can only take the past, what has already been done before, then “upcycle” or “recycle” it… rather than making something totally carte blanche brand new? UPCYCLE. The notion I got from Berlin which I love: The notion of ‘upcycling‘. Essentially it is the new hipster notion of ‘recycling’, but to *UP* cycle…

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  • Cross-Chain

    Nice URL: chain.link/cross-chain CCIP? Not just the chain, but in-between the chain, the links connecting the *NODES* on the chain? CRYPTO BY KIM Brave new world for photographers and crypto:

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