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Month: December 2023

Photo essay / Dec 27, 2023

Proof of work vs proof of stake?

Think staking, “stake holders”— vs “work”? Stake in the game, soul in the game? *** the phone is a Web 2.0 system fights?

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Photo essay / Dec 27, 2023

Be a skeptic.

Trustless, immutable.  Tokens to incentivize behavior? Value increases with demand? Stock options .. vs token going up in network effects? Decade or two — true visionaries? cross-chain issues? Wow Eric Schmidt is insanely smart! …

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Photo essay / Dec 27, 2023

Eric Kim on Fiat Currency

Fiat means faith. The question is this: Do you have faith in, or value or respect that given currency? For example, I have faith in bitcoin and chain-link, which is why I own both. …

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Photo essay / Dec 27, 2023

JUST POV IT!

In terms of media creation strategy, I really like this notion of POV, point of view videos. GoPro mini chest mount, ultra wide mode, and just show people how you do things. The logic …

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Photo essay / Dec 27, 2023

Eric Kim Minimalism Philosophy

My personal thought is minimalism isn’t some sort of self abnegation, or some sort of weird self flagellation. Rather it is a new elite way of thinking. Eric Kim’s philosophy on minimalism emphasizes the …

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Photo essay / Dec 27, 2023

100% Carnivore Thoughts

Contrary to what all these fake ass woke people say; I think society would actually thrive more if we just stuck to a 100% carnivore, all red meat diet, organ meats etc. Why? First …

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Photo essay / Dec 27, 2023

THE WILL TO REFUSE, THE WILL TO REFUSAL.

My New Year’s resolution is via negative; this year funny enough, I will actually strive to be more stubborn, less acquiescing… less open minded .. no more taking the “suggestions” of others. The hilarity …

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Photo essay / Dec 27, 2023

THE BEST YOUTUBE SETTINGS

THINK VIA NEGATIVA: Disable it all. And of course,,, disable all ads! So why is this so important? BECOME A PHOTOGRAPHY ENTREPRENEUR Advice I would have given myself in photography, if I started all …

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Photo essay / Dec 27, 2023

DESIGN, GREAT DESIGN.

Not “quality”… but how it was *designed*— the architect and visionary behind the product. For example most things are all made in China … even the good stuff (Apple, iPhone, iPhone Pro, MacBook Pro, …

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Photo essay / Dec 27, 2023

PEOPLE WHO LIVE IN FILTH?

*ful– — foul, dirty. For example just look at their homes, their kitchens, their cars…. inside and out. Also their bodies, their clothes, their mind.

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Photo essay / Dec 27, 2023

THE WILL TO *DELETION*

My passion is to delete — often to a fault. But better to delete and subtract and become minimalist to a fault than to add “necessary” things to a fault?

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Photo essay / Dec 27, 2023

GREAT DESIGN.

Great design is all about getting *RID* of shit, not “adding” more things!

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Photo essay / Dec 26, 2023

Honor etymology

HONOS… CICERO? The term “honor,” steeped in a rich linguistic history, offers a fascinating journey through its etymology. Its roots can be traced back to the Latin word “honos” or “honor,” which held meanings …

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Photo essay / Dec 26, 2023

FOLLOW THE FOUNDER.

Only founders are interesting … *NOT* companies. Elon Musk vision and CYBERTRUCK— even Cindy’s dad preordered one, for ~$85,000??? Mid range.

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Photo essay / Dec 26, 2023

Father & Son

Achilles has a son??? Baby momma is Deidamia Woo the ladies with the harp! again he shows her the sweet strings of the lyre he knows so well, and the gentle measures and songs …

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Photo essay / Dec 26, 2023

THE ILIAD

Thoughts and life lessons from the Iliad — First … think the protagonists. King Agamemnon and Achilles, Hector, King Priam. Kings are boring. The first thought — In the story, nobody wants to be …

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Photo essay / Dec 26, 2023

ERIC KIM RICH PHILOSOPHY

To me being rich is … Rich etymology From Middle English riche (“strong, powerful, rich”), from Old English rīċe (“powerful, mighty, great, high-ranking, rich, wealthy, strong, potent”), from Proto-West Germanic *rÄ«kī (“powerful, rich”), from Proto-Germanic *rÄ«kijaz (“kingly, powerful, rich”), from Proto-Germanic *rÄ«ks (“king, ruler”), an early borrowing from Proto-Celtic *rÄ«xs, from Proto-Indo-European*h₃rḗǵs. …

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Photo essay / Dec 26, 2023

10X GAINS

The goal— Strive for *AT LEAST* 10x gains! For example my initially maybe in 2018-2019– buying Bitcoin at around $6,000 USD a bitcoin and riding it up to $~65,000 USD a Bitcoin.

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Photo essay / Dec 26, 2023

STOICISM.

Quotes Certainly! Here are some quotes from the text: These quotes reflect the key themes and perspectives on Stoicism as presented in the text. Summary Summarizing the provided text into a numbered list: STOICISM …

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Photo essay / Dec 26, 2023

Quotes on Stoicism

Certainly! Here are some quotes from the text: These quotes reflect the key themes and perspectives on Stoicism as presented in the text.

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Photo essay / Dec 26, 2023

STOICISM BY ERIC KIM

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 …

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Photo essay / Dec 26, 2023

DISCOVERING A GUN AT MY SISTER’S WEDDING

Something which happened about a year ago — No more glocks Vlog The story Long story short, some idiot brings his gun to my sister’s wedding, leaves it inside the holster in his backpack …

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