ERIC KIM

MAN & WOMAN, LIGHT & DARK

Woman hates the light and prefers to be in the dark, man prefers to be in the light and hates the dark?

Also, man is black… woman is white.

PHILOSOPHY BY KIM

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IDEAS BY KIM

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

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