So I’m currently reading the principles of economics by Saifedean, and I really love it. I realize that in my life, I’ve only ever been interested in media and things which actually gave me real life utility or payoff for practical live reality, real joy hope optimism faith etc.

So for example, the logic of a lot of modern day living I think can greatly be benefited once we actually put into words and precisely define the terms in which we are engaging in. So for example, energy power, poverty prosperity, trade money, capital labor etc.

In fact, economics might be the most important field to study in the practical pragmatic sense that assuming that you’ve ever handled a $100 bill, purchased anything on Amazon Amazon prime, been to Whole Foods, traveled, bought an airline ticket, purchased an apple device, filled up the gas in your car or supercharged your Tesla or electric vehicle, or even better yet… Turned on an air-conditioning unit or heater or put on a down jacket, you will know that these things matter.

Energy poverty

So one thing I’ve realized is I wonder… If 95% of the world’s misery has to deal with energy poverty.

For example, heat and air conditioning. For example if you’ve ever tried to sleep in this while touring hot humid 105° weather in Southeast Asia or Dubai, you know that life without air-conditioning is not a life worth living. During the day I don’t need air-conditioning, but certainly at night, it helps me sleep. I almost cannot sleep without air-conditioning on.

Also, in a lot of the industrialized world, especially having spent time in Michigan, the East Coast, Providence Rhode Island etc., and even Los Angeles during the winter months, it gets fucking cold, really really late at night or really really early in the morning, or just in general.

No one bizarre thing I found is a lot of Americans Asian people etc., are far too Puritan when it comes to heating. They are very very stingy about cranking on the heat!

In fact, I think to waste electricity or energy on heat and air conditioning is virtuous; because once again, cold and frigid bodies leads to human misery.

As a consequence, some strange individuals think that it is a virtue and that it is virtuous to be miserable? And that it is somehow advice to be prosperous, rich successful, and happy?

The virtues of misery?

I’ll give you a real example; typically if you’ve been from any sort of immigrant family, in which your parents were not born in America but came here in search for greater economic opportunities, you’ll know what I’m talking about. Typically we are taught that to overcome difficult difficulty and suffering is a virtue, and that a life of ease happiness joy and leisure is a vice?

Yet the strange thing that a lot of these people living in poverty then say is that they brag about how they know about other random people or super super rich? Very strange.

I almost wonder if now, behind closed doors, other people then brag about how rich and successful I am?

Anyways, doesn’t really matter; I wonder than if once again, critical issues here:

first, the general idea is that if you have the option, and you’re most certainly do, make your habitation as comfortable as possible! What this means is structure your world in such a way that when you’re at home, just adjust the heat or the cooling or whatever, to make your home as comfortable to you as possible. And when you’re sleeping, try to change the thermostat to whatever temperature helps you sleep well!

in fact, my practical thought is assuming that you are like some sort of investor or money making machine, the very very practical and pragmatic thought is that in fact, you should prioritize your sleep exercise and food in such a way that helped you maximize your optimism joy and happiness and personal productivity because the greater you take care of your own personal health habitation climate food and sleep, the more productive you will become, thus yielding you more money accumulation etc.?

What is poverty?

So if we think about money or like heat or energy, perhaps we should consider heat loss.

What is heat loss in economic terms? Your car payment, your mortgage payment, your rent, your subscription services, maybe your credit card payments?

Visual ease for our eyes

I think I’ve got it figured out; I think the reason why I really like Matt Black, or a nice matte black wrap on a car is that it provides some sort of visual ease. Like when you look at a really really nice met black car, all matte black everything, matte black is very very easy on the eyes. It has a beautiful sheen and Verneer, is not distracting, yet pleasing!

I also think the same things with homes, clean white paint on the walls, and neutral gray or stone colored surfaces and fixtures? For example, for fools who think that colors don’t matter; would you want to paint the tears your home brighter red? Probably not you’ll go insane.

Or would you want to paint your countertops of your kitchen like some sort of acidic looking green color? No!

As a consequence, I think colors are very very important. Typically colors which provide some sort of visual ease are derived from nature. For example, we like the color of green because it is the color of life, just imagine the windows 95 or the windows Vista wallpaper. We love a blue sunny sky with rolling green verdant Hills. Or think about Sapa in Vietnam same idea.

What is consumerism?

My innovative thought is that consumerism and capitalism is not the same thing. Consumerism is the exact opposite of capitalism.

Capitalism is all about capital accumulation, whereas consumerism is blowing it.

Or in more crude terms, capitalism is like semen retention, and consumerism is blowing your load.

Why?

The general way that consumerism works is that you are exposed to advertisements which convince you that somehow your life is incomplete and miserable and unhappy and that in order to seek happiness, you must purchase XYZ in order to make you happy. And then it becomes like a mathematical equation somewhat: the more units of XYZ you purchase, The higher degree your happiness will become.

I’ve also discovered that promoting minimalism and reduction is not a profitable path. For example, encouraging people to not waste their money is not profitable.

However, getting a bunch of losers to buy overpriced loser stuff is profitable.

Body shame

So the first way that consumerism does this is that it makes people feel ugly. It makes people feel ugly in terms of their body, body shape, body composition, and it just makes people feel ashamed about being naked.

So for example, as a consequence, people feel ashamed of their bodies, and do everything in their power to hide their ugliness.

My personal theory on why there is this new trend of people wearing really really baggy clothes and jeans and sweaters and hoodies and stuff is precisely for people to hide their ugliness.

For example, you would only ever wear short short shorts if you actually have impressive legs or a butt or behind to show off.

Or if you’re a man, you would only ever walk around topless without a shirt on, if you have a beautiful or impressive upper body.

Or as a woman, similar speaking you’re only probably walking around in a sports bra or a bikini if you also have impressive muscles, and also a low body fat percentage.

Can you spend money to hide your ugliness?

You see this all the time; especially vehicles. I also have a theory that purchasing a vehicle is like buying a really really expensive article of clothing; once again to hydrogenous you hide behind your car with 5% limo tint. Do you want to feel cool sexy grand powerful indestructible master of the road etc ,,, and you do this by jumping in your loser Range Rover, or your loser AMG wagon, or your loser Porsche etc.

The only people I trust are people who drive without any tint.  And do not wear sunglasses or anything that covers up their eyeballs, or anybody who also has facial hair, which is the new modern day trend to hide the ugliness of your face or your double chin, or a baseball hat or a hat of any sort which is also another way to hide your balding or your ugly head.

what is true power?

So some guys with low testosterone, who want to seem tough and strong or whatever, buy all these firearms and guns because it makes him feel tougher more dominant more powerful etc. But the truth is it makes your dick size smaller, what does a typical gun owner look like? Typically somebody who spends too much time on Fox News, alternative right wing Facebook, and is always reading some weird quick bait about how liberals are ruining everything.

And also, this fake fear mongering.

So for example if you have a gun, the excuse is that it is for “self-defense“. But if you need to self defend yourself, it is a sign of fear. The general fear is that somebody else might have a gun or some sort of firearm or knife or something, and that somehow you need to “defend” Yourself and your family etc.  But there is not a positive aggressor factor; nobody ever buys a gun within intention to physically positively attack somebody, unless your hobby is hunting wildlife going to the shooting range whatever.

So then, the only rational reason for somebody to own a gun is out of fear. But then, if you’re a real man and have no fear, what is the use of a gun? None!

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Fear marketing?

FOMO fear of missing out, or, fear of missing out on some sort of economic opportunity which could alleviate you from your economic suffering and poverty.

So the reason why this is so insidious is that once again, a lot of this fake news or click bait you see on the Internet is predicated around fear. If you do not read this article somehow you will be at a loss, or that you and your future family or your bank account can be harmed.

What is so fascinating about bitcoin is that actually, it is the opposite. In some ways, you are not afraid of chaos because chaos actually favors you; in some ways you actually desire chaos!

For example, the more chaos uncertainty inflation and bad economic policies there are on the planet, bitcoin benefits and so does you!

So whenever you hear about inflation whatever blah blah blah and the economy is going to tank, the simple strategy is to just buy Bitcoin because the more fear porn you see in the news and the media, the better the return of your bitcoin! 

Financial freedom within four years?

Retiring within four years?

 I do not know a single human being who actually wants to work and labor. Similarly speaking, I do not know any individual in which it is his autotelic passion to be working at said tech company. They would rather retire, live free, travel the planet and the globe, etc., be chilling on a beach somewhere etc.

Even a question I often ask people is that assuming that you’re a trillionaire whatever, what would you rather be doing? If the entrepreneur‘s job or desire is to actually discontinue doing the things that they are already doing, it is typically assigned that whatever they are engaged in is a means to an end not the end in itself. And therefore I feel like the logical strategy in life is to think about the end and work your way backward; like think about if you were a trillionaire, worth $100 trillion, and that number is Actually going up faster than you could spend it, if that is the case, once again, what would you rather be doing?

So for example for myself, my general passion is movement, travel, being in different places, weightlifting, building up my body, enjoying the beauty of my body my muscles my flexing, sharing new exciting ideas which inspire me, and also empowering other human beings? Who are in the same boat as me? 

I am a pretty ordinary person

My general belief is actually, I am a super super normal ordinary person. I don’t believe in genetics, I believe that genetics is like eugenics 2.0 or racism 2.0, I truly believe that almost 99% of our potential is sociological, training, education knowledge etc.

Certainly there are certain things which are malleable and not.

If you are a fully grown adult, having $1 trillion in your bank account will not make you taller. If you are a born a dwarf, like you’re a 4 foot tall man, or 3 foot tall man, once again I’m being a trillionaire will not make you 6 foot two.

And also, there are certain things that one cannot do like change the proportions of your face, like distance between your eyeballs etc. I call this the hammerhead shark index; some people naturally have eyes which are more further apart like a toad, etc.

Yet what is one thing that any human being can do on the planet? Increase their muscle mass, decrease their body fat percentage, and also something which is slept on; getting a lovely tan!

The new dark skin racism

So in Korea, to be really really dark and tan is seen as a bad thing. Do you want to be white to like the emperor, because the emperor can stand in the shade all day, while their servants and slaves does all the dirty work in the sun.

House slave or field slave?

House nigga don’t fuck with me I’m in the fields nigga, go shine cutlery – JAY Z

Probably one of the most interesting songs on entrepreneurship is the story of OJ by Jay Z. Jay Z outlines it easily; the path to riches wealth and success, and avoiding the pitfalls of poverty.

For example, the importance of credit. Also not blowing your money at the strip club.

“I bought every V 12 engine, wish I could take it back to the beginning”

The way I interpret this quote is that Jay Z’s regret is that he wasted all this money in purchasing these expensive V dub engines, to dull his senses, kind of like some sort of self euthanasia?

I think then what Jay-Z wishes he did is that taking all that money and capital that he wasted on these expensive cars, and investing it in a creative investments instead. For example, his regrets not buying more real estate in Dumbo, and feeling Dumbo about it.

Now JC is a great model but also he is a bit dated. I think like I’m the new Jay-Z; except that I have legs that could run the world. Until you meet somebody who could lift 1000 pounds without steroids, fasted, nobody is superior to ERIC KIM.

The new blueprint

The orange print:

My personal thought is the only good out of money is to purchase beef, beef ribs, beef liver, pasture raised eggs, with the really dark orange yolks, beef tongue, organ meats, bone marrow, and weightlifting equipment.

Also, one of my greatest joys of something I invested in which I think is actually super super smart is purchasing two 50 kg weight plates.  they are made out of steel, which means that you could pack more weight into a smaller footprint. Each weight plate is 110 pounds, and because it is made out of solid steel, I am very very certain that these could last until the time that Seneca becomes 36 years old, and has a son of his own.

 The first born son of the firstborn son of their firstborn son

So one of my great gratitudes is that I was born into a position of privilege; my father was the first born son, I think he was the oldest. As a consequence, because I was the first born son the oldest son of the oldest son, I was treated like a king by my grandma. And I am grateful to my grandma for this.

As a calm consequence, I grew up with zero inferiority complex in fact, I probably grew up with this superiority complex.  in some ways I’m like Kanye West on steroids. Why? Kanye has always had an inferiority complex because he was a Shorty guy, I think he’s only like 5 foot six? And I’m like 5 foot 11? And as a consequence, I have never felt small in my life?

Also I suppose the gratitude is in the big area where I grew up, most of the kids in my school were Asian Asian American, so once again, I never felt like a minority? I’ll always felt like I was a part of the majority.

Maybe also the benefit is that Seneca, and I am so grateful that he was born the way he is, and that he is the next generation, the next heir to the throne. He’s like Simba and I’m like Mufasa. Or, he’s like the next King Leonidas.

Anyways, all of these sad single men without kids or family or without a beautiful wife, they’re all chasing after these silly things like the Porsche 911 GT 3RS, the Lamborghini with the scissor doors, or some sort of arbitrary amount of money in their banking account. But these fools, don’t they realize that the best joy on the planet 1,000,000,000,000×1,000,000,000,000 is for you as a man to have a son?

Training

My ethos and approach to raising Seneca has been super simple: 100% beast boy carnivore beef diet, and maximum physical exercise and engagement with embodied reality and the world. This means maximum exposure to the elements, being outside, in the direct sun, playing at the playground, and now riding his bike around everywhere.

From the Facebook buy nothing group we got this wonderful balancing wooden bike, with no pedals. From one Seco was maybe a year and a half, he would just walk it around like a walker, on the side, and then randomly like six or eight months ago, he jumped on it, and now he’s off! Also I bought him these LED bike helmet lights, and also front and rear LED lights, and outfitted his balancing bike with it, and he loves it! And also as a parent I’m happy because it improves his visibility by at least a factor of 1000 X, especially when he rides when the sun goes down, and as a consequence, he feels so much pride!

True pride

Country to popular believe, I think consumerism discourages you from having children. Why? Kids are not as profitable as single working adults.

So for example, both men and women, the consumerist, the consumerist ethos is you never want to have a kid, because they will cramp your style, prevent you from traveling to Japan and eating good omakase sushi in Kyoto,  whatever. But actually, on the contrary, the wise capitalist actually has a desire and urge to have as many children he can as possible, Because he knows that having children is accretive, whereas having dogs or other loser things is dilutive. Or driving any vehicle which requires premium gas is dilutive.

Therefore the wise capitalist would only drive some sort of old used Toyota Prius, because he wants to invest 99% of his money into bitcoin and micro strategy stock, because it will pull up forever with phenomenal gains, whereas somebody who is thinking that the world is going to end is going to buy some sort of loser Porsche Ferrari, because he thinks that his only life right now can be enjoyed right now, and he will have nothing to laugh to bequest his  inheritance to. 

Accumulating riches

An interesting scene in the movie 300 is when King Leonidas is climbing the mountain to talk to the ephors,  and he has in a little sec a container full of many gold coins.

This was an interesting scene to me because the common understanding is that Spartans live in poverty, but I suppose they also have gold and gold coins! But the only use it when they need to, in regards to war defense etc.

And once again, if I told you with 100% certain that your life would be secure forever, and no one would ever try to physically assault you your family or kids your life, wouldn’t there be zero incentive to purchase a gun or any other sort of self-defense weapon?

why would you trade paradise away?

Bitcoin is Paradise. Like a mobile paradise you could always carry with you everywhere you go. Why would you trade it for some sort of second best thing?

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The only constant is change

Refusal to change is the hopgoblin of weak souls.

Why is there such a resistance to change? I think a new one who is resistant to change is a coward.

For example, let us say that you were a lead night, and that you were afraid that the printing press would put people out of business, or that the mechanical room would impulse people whatever, and as a consequence, you make it your life purpose to destroy all of the printing presses and the looms.

Or, let us say that you’re also want these silly people who think that somehow, AI or robots or whatever will destroy all these human jobs and labor. You fool, don’t you know that this is just going to usher in some of the newest greatest prosperity of all time?

Labor

So what a lot of people don’t understand is that once again, in the past, we were all about the horse carriage and buggy, once the automobile came along, were there a bunch of people who were afraid that somehow the automobile would put people out of business who drove the horse and buggies?

NEVER STOP THINKING.

ERIC

Just in time

Money is infinite

Time is the ultimate scarce resource !!!

Guard your time !!!

Wheels ?

Being shirtless or topless is actually the ultimate breedable option

Merino wool half shorts

Scissor it ?

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Pack more energy into smaller weights

A vertical stacking thing like a statue

Don’t think aero dynamics
The cult of cars over human

Think tall vertical things

Build higher, more vertical taller?

What if in fact you knew in your mind that you were the richest person there? Would that change your opinion or approach to people in things?

How to become taller ?

Price is market information prices are real

Packed with more power per unit

Bitcoin is the maximum condensed power per unit?

How to gain more energy?

2 ton statue

Can you own space?

 how to increase your velocity in life

Your mind and body as a tool

X

Autotelic

Assuming you’re worth like $1 trillion, and you no longer need to make money, the best question is how do you wish to employ your scarce human life your time?


Just do what you want to do just don’t do what you don’t want to do

I think the thing is the reason we feel pressured to network, etc. is in the hope of some sort of social economic gain? Social prestige as a way of making more money?

But once you’re printing money out the asshole, and you no longer need money, because you have more than enough… Then what? Then what is the use of other people, “networking“? When you no longer have any gain or yield from these people?

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How to practice social courage

Social courage is the future?

Just don’t censor yourself 

Don’t waste your energy; they’re just like homeless people

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Can there sometimes be an upside to homeless people?

It’s all bad?

Squish.

Just in time

Money is infinite

Time is the ultimate scarce resource !!!

Guard your time !!!

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Energy Poverty 

So I’m currently reading the principles of economics by Saifedean, and I really love it. I realize that in my life, I’ve only ever been interested in media and things which actually gave me real life utility or payoff for practical live reality, real joy hope optimism faith etc.

So for example, the logic of a lot of modern day living I think can greatly be benefited once we actually put into words and precisely define the terms in which we are engaging in. So for example, energy power, poverty prosperity, trade money, capital labor etc.

In fact, economics might be the most important field to study in the practical pragmatic sense that assuming that you’ve ever handled a $100 bill, purchased anything on Amazon Amazon prime, been to Whole Foods, traveled, bought an airline ticket, purchased an apple device, filled up the gas in your car or supercharged your Tesla or electric vehicle, or even better yet… Turned on an air-conditioning unit or heater or put on a down jacket, you will know that these things matter.

Energy poverty

So one thing I’ve realized is I wonder… If 95% of the world’s misery has to deal with energy poverty.

For example, heat and air conditioning. For example if you’ve ever tried to sleep in this while touring hot humid 105° weather in Southeast Asia or Dubai, you know that life without air-conditioning is not a life worth living. During the day I don’t need air-conditioning, but certainly at night, it helps me sleep. I almost cannot sleep without air-conditioning on.

Also, in a lot of the industrialized world, especially having spent time in Michigan, the East Coast, Providence Rhode Island etc., and even Los Angeles during the winter months, it gets fucking cold, really really late at night or really really early in the morning, or just in general.

No one bizarre thing I found is a lot of Americans Asian people etc., are far too Puritan when it comes to heating. They are very very stingy about cranking on the heat!

In fact, I think to waste electricity or energy on heat and air conditioning is virtuous; because once again, cold and frigid bodies leads to human misery.

As a consequence, some strange individuals think that it is a virtue and that it is virtuous to be miserable? And that it is somehow advice to be prosperous, rich successful, and happy?

The virtues of misery?

I’ll give you a real example; typically if you’ve been from any sort of immigrant family, in which your parents were not born in America but came here in search for greater economic opportunities, you’ll know what I’m talking about. Typically we are taught that to overcome difficult difficulty and suffering is a virtue, and that a life of ease happiness joy and leisure is a vice?

Yet the strange thing that a lot of these people living in poverty then say is that they brag about how they know about other random people or super super rich? Very strange.

I almost wonder if now, behind closed doors, other people then brag about how rich and successful I am?

Anyways, doesn’t really matter; I wonder than if once again, critical issues here:

first, the general idea is that if you have the option, and you’re most certainly do, make your habitation as comfortable as possible! What this means is structure your world in such a way that when you’re at home, just adjust the heat or the cooling or whatever, to make your home as comfortable to you as possible. And when you’re sleeping, try to change the thermostat to whatever temperature helps you sleep well!

in fact, my practical thought is assuming that you are like some sort of investor or money making machine, the very very practical and pragmatic thought is that in fact, you should prioritize your sleep exercise and food in such a way that helped you maximize your optimism joy and happiness and personal productivity because the greater you take care of your own personal health habitation climate food and sleep, the more productive you will become, thus yielding you more money accumulation etc.?

What is poverty?

So if we think about money or like heat or energy, perhaps we should consider heat loss.

What is heat loss in economic terms? Your car payment, your mortgage payment, your rent, your subscription services, maybe your credit card payments?

Visual ease for our eyes

I think I’ve got it figured out; I think the reason why I really like Matt Black, or a nice matte black wrap on a car is that it provides some sort of visual ease. Like when you look at a really really nice met black car, all matte black everything, matte black is very very easy on the eyes. It has a beautiful sheen and Verneer, is not distracting, yet pleasing!

I also think the same things with homes, clean white paint on the walls, and neutral gray or stone colored surfaces and fixtures? For example, for fools who think that colors don’t matter; would you want to paint the tears your home brighter red? Probably not you’ll go insane.

Or would you want to paint your countertops of your kitchen like some sort of acidic looking green color? No!

As a consequence, I think colors are very very important. Typically colors which provide some sort of visual ease are derived from nature. For example, we like the color of green because it is the color of life, just imagine the windows 95 or the windows Vista wallpaper. We love a blue sunny sky with rolling green verdant Hills. Or think about Sapa in Vietnam same idea.

What is consumerism?

My innovative thought is that consumerism and capitalism is not the same thing. Consumerism is the exact opposite of capitalism.

Capitalism is all about capital accumulation, whereas consumerism is blowing it.

Or in more crude terms, capitalism is like semen retention, and consumerism is blowing your load.

Why?

The general way that consumerism works is that you are exposed to advertisements which convince you that somehow your life is incomplete and miserable and unhappy and that in order to seek happiness, you must purchase XYZ in order to make you happy. And then it becomes like a mathematical equation somewhat: the more units of XYZ you purchase, The higher degree your happiness will become.

I’ve also discovered that promoting minimalism and reduction is not a profitable path. For example, encouraging people to not waste their money is not profitable.

However, getting a bunch of losers to buy overpriced loser stuff is profitable.

Body shame

So the first way that consumerism does this is that it makes people feel ugly. It makes people feel ugly in terms of their body, body shape, body composition, and it just makes people feel ashamed about being naked.

So for example, as a consequence, people feel ashamed of their bodies, and do everything in their power to hide their ugliness.

My personal theory on why there is this new trend of people wearing really really baggy clothes and jeans and sweaters and hoodies and stuff is precisely for people to hide their ugliness.

For example, you would only ever wear short short shorts if you actually have impressive legs or a butt or behind to show off.

Or if you’re a man, you would only ever walk around topless without a shirt on, if you have a beautiful or impressive upper body.

Or as a woman, similar speaking you’re only probably walking around in a sports bra or a bikini if you also have impressive muscles, and also a low body fat percentage.

Can you spend money to hide your ugliness?

You see this all the time; especially vehicles. I also have a theory that purchasing a vehicle is like buying a really really expensive article of clothing; once again to hydrogenous you hide behind your car with 5% limo tint. Do you want to feel cool sexy grand powerful indestructible master of the road etc ,,, and you do this by jumping in your loser Range Rover, or your loser AMG wagon, or your loser Porsche etc.

The only people I trust are people who drive without any tint.  And do not wear sunglasses or anything that covers up their eyeballs, or anybody who also has facial hair, which is the new modern day trend to hide the ugliness of your face or your double chin, or a baseball hat or a hat of any sort which is also another way to hide your balding or your ugly head.

what is true power?

So some guys with low testosterone, who want to seem tough and strong or whatever, buy all these firearms and guns because it makes him feel tougher more dominant more powerful etc. But the truth is it makes your dick size smaller, what does a typical gun owner look like? Typically somebody who spends too much time on Fox News, alternative right wing Facebook, and is always reading some weird quick bait about how liberals are ruining everything.

And also, this fake fear mongering.

So for example if you have a gun, the excuse is that it is for “self-defense“. But if you need to self defend yourself, it is a sign of fear. The general fear is that somebody else might have a gun or some sort of firearm or knife or something, and that somehow you need to “defend” Yourself and your family etc.  But there is not a positive aggressor factor; nobody ever buys a gun within intention to physically positively attack somebody, unless your hobby is hunting wildlife going to the shooting range whatever.

So then, the only rational reason for somebody to own a gun is out of fear. But then, if you’re a real man and have no fear, what is the use of a gun? None!

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Fear marketing?

FOMO fear of missing out, or, fear of missing out on some sort of economic opportunity which could alleviate you from your economic suffering and poverty.

So the reason why this is so insidious is that once again, a lot of this fake news or click bait you see on the Internet is predicated around fear. If you do not read this article somehow you will be at a loss, or that you and your future family or your bank account can be harmed.

What is so fascinating about bitcoin is that actually, it is the opposite. In some ways, you are not afraid of chaos because chaos actually favors you; in some ways you actually desire chaos!

For example, the more chaos uncertainty inflation and bad economic policies there are on the planet, bitcoin benefits and so does you!

So whenever you hear about inflation whatever blah blah blah and the economy is going to tank, the simple strategy is to just buy Bitcoin because the more fear porn you see in the news and the media, the better the return of your bitcoin! 

Financial freedom within four years?

Retiring within four years?

 I do not know a single human being who actually wants to work and labor. Similarly speaking, I do not know any individual in which it is his autotelic passion to be working at said tech company. They would rather retire, live free, travel the planet and the globe, etc., be chilling on a beach somewhere etc.

Even a question I often ask people is that assuming that you’re a trillionaire whatever, what would you rather be doing? If the entrepreneur‘s job or desire is to actually discontinue doing the things that they are already doing, it is typically assigned that whatever they are engaged in is a means to an end not the end in itself. And therefore I feel like the logical strategy in life is to think about the end and work your way backward; like think about if you were a trillionaire, worth $100 trillion, and that number is Actually going up faster than you could spend it, if that is the case, once again, what would you rather be doing?

So for example for myself, my general passion is movement, travel, being in different places, weightlifting, building up my body, enjoying the beauty of my body my muscles my flexing, sharing new exciting ideas which inspire me, and also empowering other human beings? Who are in the same boat as me? 

I am a pretty ordinary person

My general belief is actually, I am a super super normal ordinary person. I don’t believe in genetics, I believe that genetics is like eugenics 2.0 or racism 2.0, I truly believe that almost 99% of our potential is sociological, training, education knowledge etc.

Certainly there are certain things which are malleable and not.

If you are a fully grown adult, having $1 trillion in your bank account will not make you taller. If you are a born a dwarf, like you’re a 4 foot tall man, or 3 foot tall man, once again I’m being a trillionaire will not make you 6 foot two.

And also, there are certain things that one cannot do like change the proportions of your face, like distance between your eyeballs etc. I call this the hammerhead shark index; some people naturally have eyes which are more further apart like a toad, etc.

Yet what is one thing that any human being can do on the planet? Increase their muscle mass, decrease their body fat percentage, and also something which is slept on; getting a lovely tan!

The new dark skin racism

So in Korea, to be really really dark and tan is seen as a bad thing. Do you want to be white to like the emperor, because the emperor can stand in the shade all day, while their servants and slaves does all the dirty work in the sun.

House slave or field slave?

House nigga don’t fuck with me I’m in the fields nigga, go shine cutlery – JAY Z

Probably one of the most interesting songs on entrepreneurship is the story of OJ by Jay Z. Jay Z outlines it easily; the path to riches wealth and success, and avoiding the pitfalls of poverty.

For example, the importance of credit. Also not blowing your money at the strip club.

“I bought every V 12 engine, wish I could take it back to the beginning”

The way I interpret this quote is that Jay Z’s regret is that he wasted all this money in purchasing these expensive V dub engines, to dull his senses, kind of like some sort of self euthanasia?

I think then what Jay-Z wishes he did is that taking all that money and capital that he wasted on these expensive cars, and investing it in a creative investments instead. For example, his regrets not buying more real estate in Dumbo, and feeling Dumbo about it.

Now JC is a great model but also he is a bit dated. I think like I’m the new Jay-Z; except that I have legs that could run the world. Until you meet somebody who could lift 1000 pounds without steroids, fasted, nobody is superior to ERIC KIM.

The new blueprint

The orange print:

My personal thought is the only good out of money is to purchase beef, beef ribs, beef liver, pasture raised eggs, with the really dark orange yolks, beef tongue, organ meats, bone marrow, and weightlifting equipment.

Also, one of my greatest joys of something I invested in which I think is actually super super smart is purchasing two 50 kg weight plates.  they are made out of steel, which means that you could pack more weight into a smaller footprint. Each weight plate is 110 pounds, and because it is made out of solid steel, I am very very certain that these could last until the time that Seneca becomes 36 years old, and has a son of his own.

 The first born son of the firstborn son of their firstborn son

So one of my great gratitudes is that I was born into a position of privilege; my father was the first born son, I think he was the oldest. As a consequence, because I was the first born son the oldest son of the oldest son, I was treated like a king by my grandma. And I am grateful to my grandma for this.

As a calm consequence, I grew up with zero inferiority complex in fact, I probably grew up with this superiority complex.  in some ways I’m like Kanye West on steroids. Why? Kanye has always had an inferiority complex because he was a Shorty guy, I think he’s only like 5 foot six? And I’m like 5 foot 11? And as a consequence, I have never felt small in my life?

Also I suppose the gratitude is in the big area where I grew up, most of the kids in my school were Asian Asian American, so once again, I never felt like a minority? I’ll always felt like I was a part of the majority.

Maybe also the benefit is that Seneca, and I am so grateful that he was born the way he is, and that he is the next generation, the next heir to the throne. He’s like Simba and I’m like Mufasa. Or, he’s like the next King Leonidas.

Anyways, all of these sad single men without kids or family or without a beautiful wife, they’re all chasing after these silly things like the Porsche 911 GT 3RS, the Lamborghini with the scissor doors, or some sort of arbitrary amount of money in their banking account. But these fools, don’t they realize that the best joy on the planet 1,000,000,000,000×1,000,000,000,000 is for you as a man to have a son?

Training

My ethos and approach to raising Seneca has been super simple: 100% beast boy carnivore beef diet, and maximum physical exercise and engagement with embodied reality and the world. This means maximum exposure to the elements, being outside, in the direct sun, playing at the playground, and now riding his bike around everywhere.

From the Facebook buy nothing group we got this wonderful balancing wooden bike, with no pedals. From one Seco was maybe a year and a half, he would just walk it around like a walker, on the side, and then randomly like six or eight months ago, he jumped on it, and now he’s off! Also I bought him these LED bike helmet lights, and also front and rear LED lights, and outfitted his balancing bike with it, and he loves it! And also as a parent I’m happy because it improves his visibility by at least a factor of 1000 X, especially when he rides when the sun goes down, and as a consequence, he feels so much pride!

True pride

Country to popular believe, I think consumerism discourages you from having children. Why? Kids are not as profitable as single working adults.

So for example, both men and women, the consumerist, the consumerist ethos is you never want to have a kid, because they will cramp your style, prevent you from traveling to Japan and eating good omakase sushi in Kyoto,  whatever. But actually, on the contrary, the wise capitalist actually has a desire and urge to have as many children he can as possible, Because he knows that having children is accretive, whereas having dogs or other loser things is dilutive. Or driving any vehicle which requires premium gas is dilutive.

Therefore the wise capitalist would only drive some sort of old used Toyota Prius, because he wants to invest 99% of his money into bitcoin and micro strategy stock, because it will pull up forever with phenomenal gains, whereas somebody who is thinking that the world is going to end is going to buy some sort of loser Porsche Ferrari, because he thinks that his only life right now can be enjoyed right now, and he will have nothing to laugh to bequest his  inheritance to. 

Accumulating riches

An interesting scene in the movie 300 is when King Leonidas is climbing the mountain to talk to the ephors,  and he has in a little sec a container full of many gold coins.

This was an interesting scene to me because the common understanding is that Spartans live in poverty, but I suppose they also have gold and gold coins! But the only use it when they need to, in regards to war defense etc.

And once again, if I told you with 100% certain that your life would be secure forever, and no one would ever try to physically assault you your family or kids your life, wouldn’t there be zero incentive to purchase a gun or any other sort of self-defense weapon?

why would you trade paradise away?

Bitcoin is Paradise. Like a mobile paradise you could always carry with you everywhere you go. Why would you trade it for some sort of second best thing?

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The only constant is change

Refusal to change is the hopgoblin of weak souls.

Why is there such a resistance to change? I think a new one who is resistant to change is a coward.

For example, let us say that you were a lead night, and that you were afraid that the printing press would put people out of business, or that the mechanical room would impulse people whatever, and as a consequence, you make it your life purpose to destroy all of the printing presses and the looms.

Or, let us say that you’re also want these silly people who think that somehow, AI or robots or whatever will destroy all these human jobs and labor. You fool, don’t you know that this is just going to usher in some of the newest greatest prosperity of all time?

Labor

So what a lot of people don’t understand is that once again, in the past, we were all about the horse carriage and buggy, once the automobile came along, were there a bunch of people who were afraid that somehow the automobile would put people out of business who drove the horse and buggies?

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Consensual vs Coercive?

Positive sum game

Subjective value **

Infinite resources ,,, besides time & energy?

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Value vs Price

Both take advantage of one another!

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Production possibilities frontier **

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Practical economics

Abundance Theory

Magic trick

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Motivations for trade

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What can you travel with?

Limits with travel

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Division of labor

Economic incentive

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It just looks fun!

Transform yourself into the thing?

Economics & trade

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Lack of coincidence of wants

Medium of exchange

Search costs

Indirect exchange

“Salability”–> ability to quickly liquidate it.

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Bitcoin is property, digital property

House and car,,, very LOW salability –> avoid!

Money as the most salable good

What makes something a good money?

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Inert & indestructible

Easy money

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Bitcoin & dick size? 

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I suppose one of the great glories of owning bitcoin is that you could just walk around like an owner, like you own everything? That you never feel any sort of shyness going anywhere because any space you enter you know you could just buy the place out?

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Energy Poverty 

So I’m currently reading the principles of economics by Saifedean, and I really love it. I realize that in my life, I’ve only ever been interested in media and things which actually gave me real life utility or payoff for practical live reality, real joy hope optimism faith etc.

So for example, the logic of a lot of modern day living I think can greatly be benefited once we actually put into words and precisely define the terms in which we are engaging in. So for example, energy power, poverty prosperity, trade money, capital labor etc.

In fact, economics might be the most important field to study in the practical pragmatic sense that assuming that you’ve ever handled a $100 bill, purchased anything on Amazon Amazon prime, been to Whole Foods, traveled, bought an airline ticket, purchased an apple device, filled up the gas in your car or supercharged your Tesla or electric vehicle, or even better yet… Turned on an air-conditioning unit or heater or put on a down jacket, you will know that these things matter.

Energy poverty

So one thing I’ve realized is I wonder… If 95% of the world’s misery has to deal with energy poverty.

For example, heat and air conditioning. For example if you’ve ever tried to sleep in this while touring hot humid 105° weather in Southeast Asia or Dubai, you know that life without air-conditioning is not a life worth living. During the day I don’t need air-conditioning, but certainly at night, it helps me sleep. I almost cannot sleep without air-conditioning on.

Also, in a lot of the industrialized world, especially having spent time in Michigan, the East Coast, Providence Rhode Island etc., and even Los Angeles during the winter months, it gets fucking cold, really really late at night or really really early in the morning, or just in general.

No one bizarre thing I found is a lot of Americans Asian people etc., are far too Puritan when it comes to heating. They are very very stingy about cranking on the heat!

In fact, I think to waste electricity or energy on heat and air conditioning is virtuous; because once again, cold and frigid bodies leads to human misery.

As a consequence, some strange individuals think that it is a virtue and that it is virtuous to be miserable? And that it is somehow advice to be prosperous, rich successful, and happy?

The virtues of misery?

I’ll give you a real example; typically if you’ve been from any sort of immigrant family, in which your parents were not born in America but came here in search for greater economic opportunities, you’ll know what I’m talking about. Typically we are taught that to overcome difficult difficulty and suffering is a virtue, and that a life of ease happiness joy and leisure is a vice?

Yet the strange thing that a lot of these people living in poverty then say is that they brag about how they know about other random people or super super rich? Very strange.

I almost wonder if now, behind closed doors, other people then brag about how rich and successful I am?

Anyways, doesn’t really matter; I wonder than if once again, critical issues here:

first, the general idea is that if you have the option, and you’re most certainly do, make your habitation as comfortable as possible! What this means is structure your world in such a way that when you’re at home, just adjust the heat or the cooling or whatever, to make your home as comfortable to you as possible. And when you’re sleeping, try to change the thermostat to whatever temperature helps you sleep well!

in fact, my practical thought is assuming that you are like some sort of investor or money making machine, the very very practical and pragmatic thought is that in fact, you should prioritize your sleep exercise and food in such a way that helped you maximize your optimism joy and happiness and personal productivity because the greater you take care of your own personal health habitation climate food and sleep, the more productive you will become, thus yielding you more money accumulation etc.?

What is poverty?

So if we think about money or like heat or energy, perhaps we should consider heat loss.

What is heat loss in economic terms? Your car payment, your mortgage payment, your rent, your subscription services, maybe your credit card payments?

Visual ease for our eyes

I think I’ve got it figured out; I think the reason why I really like Matt Black, or a nice matte black wrap on a car is that it provides some sort of visual ease. Like when you look at a really really nice met black car, all matte black everything, matte black is very very easy on the eyes. It has a beautiful sheen and Verneer, is not distracting, yet pleasing!

I also think the same things with homes, clean white paint on the walls, and neutral gray or stone colored surfaces and fixtures? For example, for fools who think that colors don’t matter; would you want to paint the tears your home brighter red? Probably not you’ll go insane.

Or would you want to paint your countertops of your kitchen like some sort of acidic looking green color? No!

As a consequence, I think colors are very very important. Typically colors which provide some sort of visual ease are derived from nature. For example, we like the color of green because it is the color of life, just imagine the windows 95 or the windows Vista wallpaper. We love a blue sunny sky with rolling green verdant Hills. Or think about Sapa in Vietnam same idea.

What is consumerism?

My innovative thought is that consumerism and capitalism is not the same thing. Consumerism is the exact opposite of capitalism.

Capitalism is all about capital accumulation, whereas consumerism is blowing it.

Or in more crude terms, capitalism is like semen retention, and consumerism is blowing your load.

Why?

The general way that consumerism works is that you are exposed to advertisements which convince you that somehow your life is incomplete and miserable and unhappy and that in order to seek happiness, you must purchase XYZ in order to make you happy. And then it becomes like a mathematical equation somewhat: the more units of XYZ you purchase, The higher degree your happiness will become.

I’ve also discovered that promoting minimalism and reduction is not a profitable path. For example, encouraging people to not waste their money is not profitable.

However, getting a bunch of losers to buy overpriced loser stuff is profitable.

Body shame

So the first way that consumerism does this is that it makes people feel ugly. It makes people feel ugly in terms of their body, body shape, body composition, and it just makes people feel ashamed about being naked.

So for example, as a consequence, people feel ashamed of their bodies, and do everything in their power to hide their ugliness.

My personal theory on why there is this new trend of people wearing really really baggy clothes and jeans and sweaters and hoodies and stuff is precisely for people to hide their ugliness.

For example, you would only ever wear short short shorts if you actually have impressive legs or a butt or behind to show off.

Or if you’re a man, you would only ever walk around topless without a shirt on, if you have a beautiful or impressive upper body.

Or as a woman, similar speaking you’re only probably walking around in a sports bra or a bikini if you also have impressive muscles, and also a low body fat percentage.

Can you spend money to hide your ugliness?

You see this all the time; especially vehicles. I also have a theory that purchasing a vehicle is like buying a really really expensive article of clothing; once again to hydrogenous you hide behind your car with 5% limo tint. Do you want to feel cool sexy grand powerful indestructible master of the road etc ,,, and you do this by jumping in your loser Range Rover, or your loser AMG wagon, or your loser Porsche etc.

The only people I trust are people who drive without any tint.  And do not wear sunglasses or anything that covers up their eyeballs, or anybody who also has facial hair, which is the new modern day trend to hide the ugliness of your face or your double chin, or a baseball hat or a hat of any sort which is also another way to hide your balding or your ugly head.

what is true power?

So some guys with low testosterone, who want to seem tough and strong or whatever, buy all these firearms and guns because it makes him feel tougher more dominant more powerful etc. But the truth is it makes your dick size smaller, what does a typical gun owner look like? Typically somebody who spends too much time on Fox News, alternative right wing Facebook, and is always reading some weird quick bait about how liberals are ruining everything.

And also, this fake fear mongering.

So for example if you have a gun, the excuse is that it is for “self-defense“. But if you need to self defend yourself, it is a sign of fear. The general fear is that somebody else might have a gun or some sort of firearm or knife or something, and that somehow you need to “defend” Yourself and your family etc.  But there is not a positive aggressor factor; nobody ever buys a gun within intention to physically positively attack somebody, unless your hobby is hunting wildlife going to the shooting range whatever.

So then, the only rational reason for somebody to own a gun is out of fear. But then, if you’re a real man and have no fear, what is the use of a gun? None!

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Fear marketing?

FOMO fear of missing out, or, fear of missing out on some sort of economic opportunity which could alleviate you from your economic suffering and poverty.

So the reason why this is so insidious is that once again, a lot of this fake news or click bait you see on the Internet is predicated around fear. If you do not read this article somehow you will be at a loss, or that you and your future family or your bank account can be harmed.

What is so fascinating about bitcoin is that actually, it is the opposite. In some ways, you are not afraid of chaos because chaos actually favors you; in some ways you actually desire chaos!

For example, the more chaos uncertainty inflation and bad economic policies there are on the planet, bitcoin benefits and so does you!

So whenever you hear about inflation whatever blah blah blah and the economy is going to tank, the simple strategy is to just buy Bitcoin because the more fear porn you see in the news and the media, the better the return of your bitcoin! 

Financial freedom within four years?

Retiring within four years?

So I’m currently reading the principles of economics by Saifedean, and I really love it. I realize that in my life, I’ve only ever been interested in media and things which actually gave me real life utility or payoff for practical live reality, real joy hope optimism faith etc.

So for example, the logic of a lot of modern day living I think can greatly be benefited once we actually put into words and precisely define the terms in which we are engaging in. So for example, energy power, poverty prosperity, trade money, capital labor etc.

In fact, economics might be the most important field to study in the practical pragmatic sense that assuming that you’ve ever handled a $100 bill, purchased anything on Amazon Amazon prime, been to Whole Foods, traveled, bought an airline ticket, purchased an apple device, filled up the gas in your car or supercharged your Tesla or electric vehicle, or even better yet… Turned on an air-conditioning unit or heater or put on a down jacket, you will know that these things matter.

Energy poverty

So one thing I’ve realized is I wonder… If 95% of the world’s misery has to deal with energy poverty.

For example, heat and air conditioning. For example if you’ve ever tried to sleep in this while touring hot humid 105° weather in Southeast Asia or Dubai, you know that life without air-conditioning is not a life worth living. During the day I don’t need air-conditioning, but certainly at night, it helps me sleep. I almost cannot sleep without air-conditioning on.

Also, in a lot of the industrialized world, especially having spent time in Michigan, the East Coast, Providence Rhode Island etc., and even Los Angeles during the winter months, it gets fucking cold, really really late at night or really really early in the morning, or just in general.

No one bizarre thing I found is a lot of Americans Asian people etc., are far too Puritan when it comes to heating. They are very very stingy about cranking on the heat!

In fact, I think to waste electricity or energy on heat and air conditioning is virtuous; because once again, cold and frigid bodies leads to human misery.

As a consequence, some strange individuals think that it is a virtue and that it is virtuous to be miserable? And that it is somehow advice to be prosperous, rich successful, and happy?

The virtues of misery?

I’ll give you a real example; typically if you’ve been from any sort of immigrant family, in which your parents were not born in America but came here in search for greater economic opportunities, you’ll know what I’m talking about. Typically we are taught that to overcome difficult difficulty and suffering is a virtue, and that a life of ease happiness joy and leisure is a vice?

Yet the strange thing that a lot of these people living in poverty then say is that they brag about how they know about other random people or super super rich? Very strange.

I almost wonder if now, behind closed doors, other people then brag about how rich and successful I am?

Anyways, doesn’t really matter; I wonder than if once again, critical issues here:

first, the general idea is that if you have the option, and you’re most certainly do, make your habitation as comfortable as possible! What this means is structure your world in such a way that when you’re at home, just adjust the heat or the cooling or whatever, to make your home as comfortable to you as possible. And when you’re sleeping, try to change the thermostat to whatever temperature helps you sleep well!

in fact, my practical thought is assuming that you are like some sort of investor or money making machine, the very very practical and pragmatic thought is that in fact, you should prioritize your sleep exercise and food in such a way that helped you maximize your optimism joy and happiness and personal productivity because the greater you take care of your own personal health habitation climate food and sleep, the more productive you will become, thus yielding you more money accumulation etc.?

What is poverty?

So if we think about money or like heat or energy, perhaps we should consider heat loss.

What is heat loss in economic terms? Your car payment, your mortgage payment, your rent, your subscription services, maybe your credit card payments?

Visual ease for our eyes

I think I’ve got it figured out; I think the reason why I really like Matt Black, or a nice matte black wrap on a car is that it provides some sort of visual ease. Like when you look at a really really nice met black car, all matte black everything, matte black is very very easy on the eyes. It has a beautiful sheen and Verneer, is not distracting, yet pleasing!

I also think the same things with homes, clean white paint on the walls, and neutral gray or stone colored surfaces and fixtures? For example, for fools who think that colors don’t matter; would you want to paint the tears your home brighter red? Probably not you’ll go insane.

Or would you want to paint your countertops of your kitchen like some sort of acidic looking green color? No!

As a consequence, I think colors are very very important. Typically colors which provide some sort of visual ease are derived from nature. For example, we like the color of green because it is the color of life, just imagine the windows 95 or the windows Vista wallpaper. We love a blue sunny sky with rolling green verdant Hills. Or think about Sapa in Vietnam same idea.

What is consumerism?

My innovative thought is that consumerism and capitalism is not the same thing. Consumerism is the exact opposite of capitalism.

Capitalism is all about capital accumulation, whereas consumerism is blowing it.

Or in more crude terms, capitalism is like semen retention, and consumerism is blowing your load.

Why?

The general way that consumerism works is that you are exposed to advertisements which convince you that somehow your life is incomplete and miserable and unhappy and that in order to seek happiness, you must purchase XYZ in order to make you happy. And then it becomes like a mathematical equation somewhat: the more units of XYZ you purchase, The higher degree your happiness will become.

I’ve also discovered that promoting minimalism and reduction is not a profitable path. For example, encouraging people to not waste their money is not profitable.

However, getting a bunch of losers to buy overpriced loser stuff is profitable.

Body shame

So the first way that consumerism does this is that it makes people feel ugly. It makes people feel ugly in terms of their body, body shape, body composition, and it just makes people feel ashamed about being naked.

So for example, as a consequence, people feel ashamed of their bodies, and do everything in their power to hide their ugliness.

My personal theory on why there is this new trend of people wearing really really baggy clothes and jeans and sweaters and hoodies and stuff is precisely for people to hide their ugliness.

For example, you would only ever wear short short shorts if you actually have impressive legs or a butt or behind to show off.

Or if you’re a man, you would only ever walk around topless without a shirt on, if you have a beautiful or impressive upper body.

Or as a woman, similar speaking you’re only probably walking around in a sports bra or a bikini if you also have impressive muscles, and also a low body fat percentage.

Can you spend money to hide your ugliness?

You see this all the time; especially vehicles. I also have a theory that purchasing a vehicle is like buying a really really expensive article of clothing; once again to hydrogenous you hide behind your car with 5% limo tint. Do you want to feel cool sexy grand powerful indestructible master of the road etc ,,, and you do this by jumping in your loser Range Rover, or your loser AMG wagon, or your loser Porsche etc.

The only people I trust are people who drive without any tint.  And do not wear sunglasses or anything that covers up their eyeballs, or anybody who also has facial hair, which is the new modern day trend to hide the ugliness of your face or your double chin, or a baseball hat or a hat of any sort which is also another way to hide your balding or your ugly head.

what is true power?

So some guys with low testosterone, who want to seem tough and strong or whatever, buy all these firearms and guns because it makes him feel tougher more dominant more powerful etc. But the truth is it makes your dick size smaller, what does a typical gun owner look like? Typically somebody who spends too much time on Fox News, alternative right wing Facebook, and is always reading some weird quick bait about how liberals are ruining everything.

And also, this fake fear mongering.

So for example if you have a gun, the excuse is that it is for “self-defense“. But if you need to self defend yourself, it is a sign of fear. The general fear is that somebody else might have a gun or some sort of firearm or knife or something, and that somehow you need to “defend” Yourself and your family etc.  But there is not a positive aggressor factor; nobody ever buys a gun within intention to physically positively attack somebody, unless your hobby is hunting wildlife going to the shooting range whatever.

So then, the only rational reason for somebody to own a gun is out of fear. But then, if you’re a real man and have no fear, what is the use of a gun? None!

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Fear marketing?

FOMO fear of missing out, or, fear of missing out on some sort of economic opportunity which could alleviate you from your economic suffering and poverty.

So the reason why this is so insidious is that once again, a lot of this fake news or click bait you see on the Internet is predicated around fear. If you do not read this article somehow you will be at a loss, or that you and your future family or your bank account can be harmed.

What is so fascinating about bitcoin is that actually, it is the opposite. In some ways, you are not afraid of chaos because chaos actually favors you; in some ways you actually desire chaos!

For example, the more chaos uncertainty inflation and bad economic policies there are on the planet, bitcoin benefits and so does you!

So whenever you hear about inflation whatever blah blah blah and the economy is going to tank, the simple strategy is to just buy Bitcoin because the more fear porn you see in the news and the media, the better the return of your bitcoin! 

Financial freedom within four years?

Retiring within four years?

 I do not know a single human being who actually wants to work and labor. Similarly speaking, I do not know any individual in which it is his autotelic passion to be working at said tech company. They would rather retire, live free, travel the planet and the globe, etc., be chilling on a beach somewhere etc.

Even a question I often ask people is that assuming that you’re a trillionaire whatever, what would you rather be doing? If the entrepreneur‘s job or desire is to actually discontinue doing the things that they are already doing, it is typically assigned that whatever they are engaged in is a means to an end not the end in itself. And therefore I feel like the logical strategy in life is to think about the end and work your way backward; like think about if you were a trillionaire, worth $100 trillion, and that number is Actually going up faster than you could spend it, if that is the case, once again, what would you rather be doing?

So for example for myself, my general passion is movement, travel, being in different places, weightlifting, building up my body, enjoying the beauty of my body my muscles my flexing, sharing new exciting ideas which inspire me, and also empowering other human beings? Who are in the same boat as me? 

I am a pretty ordinary person

My general belief is actually, I am a super super normal ordinary person. I don’t believe in genetics, I believe that genetics is like eugenics 2.0 or racism 2.0, I truly believe that almost 99% of our potential is sociological, training, education knowledge etc.

Certainly there are certain things which are malleable and not.

If you are a fully grown adult, having $1 trillion in your bank account will not make you taller. If you are a born a dwarf, like you’re a 4 foot tall man, or 3 foot tall man, once again I’m being a trillionaire will not make you 6 foot two.

And also, there are certain things that one cannot do like change the proportions of your face, like distance between your eyeballs etc. I call this the hammerhead shark index; some people naturally have eyes which are more further apart like a toad, etc.

Yet what is one thing that any human being can do on the planet? Increase their muscle mass, decrease their body fat percentage, and also something which is slept on; getting a lovely tan!

The new dark skin racism

So in Korea, to be really really dark and tan is seen as a bad thing. Do you want to be white to like the emperor, because the emperor can stand in the shade all day, while their servants and slaves does all the dirty work in the sun.

House slave or field slave?

House nigga don’t fuck with me I’m in the fields nigga, go shine cutlery – JAY Z

Probably one of the most interesting songs on entrepreneurship is the story of OJ by Jay Z. Jay Z outlines it easily; the path to riches wealth and success, and avoiding the pitfalls of poverty.

For example, the importance of credit. Also not blowing your money at the strip club.

“I bought every V 12 engine, wish I could take it back to the beginning”

The way I interpret this quote is that Jay Z’s regret is that he wasted all this money in purchasing these expensive V dub engines, to dull his senses, kind of like some sort of self euthanasia?

I think then what Jay-Z wishes he did is that taking all that money and capital that he wasted on these expensive cars, and investing it in a creative investments instead. For example, his regrets not buying more real estate in Dumbo, and feeling Dumbo about it.

Now JC is a great model but also he is a bit dated. I think like I’m the new Jay-Z; except that I have legs that could run the world. Until you meet somebody who could lift 1000 pounds without steroids, fasted, nobody is superior to ERIC KIM.

The new blueprint

The orange print:

My personal thought is the only good out of money is to purchase beef, beef ribs, beef liver, pasture raised eggs, with the really dark orange yolks, beef tongue, organ meats, bone marrow, and weightlifting equipment.

Also, one of my greatest joys of something I invested in which I think is actually super super smart is purchasing two 50 kg weight plates.  they are made out of steel, which means that you could pack more weight into a smaller footprint. Each weight plate is 110 pounds, and because it is made out of solid steel, I am very very certain that these could last until the time that Seneca becomes 36 years old, and has a son of his own.

 The first born son of the firstborn son of their firstborn son

So one of my great gratitudes is that I was born into a position of privilege; my father was the first born son, I think he was the oldest. As a consequence, because I was the first born son the oldest son of the oldest son, I was treated like a king by my grandma. And I am grateful to my grandma for this.

As a calm consequence, I grew up with zero inferiority complex in fact, I probably grew up with this superiority complex.  in some ways I’m like Kanye West on steroids. Why? Kanye has always had an inferiority complex because he was a Shorty guy, I think he’s only like 5 foot six? And I’m like 5 foot 11? And as a consequence, I have never felt small in my life?

Also I suppose the gratitude is in the big area where I grew up, most of the kids in my school were Asian Asian American, so once again, I never felt like a minority? I’ll always felt like I was a part of the majority.

Maybe also the benefit is that Seneca, and I am so grateful that he was born the way he is, and that he is the next generation, the next heir to the throne. He’s like Simba and I’m like Mufasa. Or, he’s like the next King Leonidas.

Anyways, all of these sad single men without kids or family or without a beautiful wife, they’re all chasing after these silly things like the Porsche 911 GT 3RS, the Lamborghini with the scissor doors, or some sort of arbitrary amount of money in their banking account. But these fools, don’t they realize that the best joy on the planet 1,000,000,000,000×1,000,000,000,000 is for you as a man to have a son?

Training

My ethos and approach to raising Seneca has been super simple: 100% beast boy carnivore beef diet, and maximum physical exercise and engagement with embodied reality and the world. This means maximum exposure to the elements, being outside, in the direct sun, playing at the playground, and now riding his bike around everywhere.

From the Facebook buy nothing group we got this wonderful balancing wooden bike, with no pedals. From one Seco was maybe a year and a half, he would just walk it around like a walker, on the side, and then randomly like six or eight months ago, he jumped on it, and now he’s off! Also I bought him these LED bike helmet lights, and also front and rear LED lights, and outfitted his balancing bike with it, and he loves it! And also as a parent I’m happy because it improves his visibility by at least a factor of 1000 X, especially when he rides when the sun goes down, and as a consequence, he feels so much pride!

True pride

Country to popular believe, I think consumerism discourages you from having children. Why? Kids are not as profitable as single working adults.

So for example, both men and women, the consumerist, the consumerist ethos is you never want to have a kid, because they will cramp your style, prevent you from traveling to Japan and eating good omakase sushi in Kyoto,  whatever. But actually, on the contrary, the wise capitalist actually has a desire and urge to have as many children he can as possible, Because he knows that having children is accretive, whereas having dogs or other loser things is dilutive. Or driving any vehicle which requires premium gas is dilutive.

Therefore the wise capitalist would only drive some sort of old used Toyota Prius, because he wants to invest 99% of his money into bitcoin and micro strategy stock, because it will pull up forever with phenomenal gains, whereas somebody who is thinking that the world is going to end is going to buy some sort of loser Porsche Ferrari, because he thinks that his only life right now can be enjoyed right now, and he will have nothing to laugh to bequest his  inheritance to. 

Accumulating riches

An interesting scene in the movie 300 is when King Leonidas is climbing the mountain to talk to the ephors,  and he has in a little sec a container full of many gold coins.

This was an interesting scene to me because the common understanding is that Spartans live in poverty, but I suppose they also have gold and gold coins! But the only use it when they need to, in regards to war defense etc.

And once again, if I told you with 100% certain that your life would be secure forever, and no one would ever try to physically assault you your family or kids your life, wouldn’t there be zero incentive to purchase a gun or any other sort of self-defense weapon?

why would you trade paradise away?

Bitcoin is Paradise. Like a mobile paradise you could always carry with you everywhere you go. Why would you trade it for some sort of second best thing?

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The only constant is change

Refusal to change is the hopgoblin of weak souls.

Why is there such a resistance to change? I think a new one who is resistant to change is a coward.

For example, let us say that you were a lead night, and that you were afraid that the printing press would put people out of business, or that the mechanical room would impulse people whatever, and as a consequence, you make it your life purpose to destroy all of the printing presses and the looms.

Or, let us say that you’re also want these silly people who think that somehow, AI or robots or whatever will destroy all these human jobs and labor. You fool, don’t you know that this is just going to usher in some of the newest greatest prosperity of all time?

Labor

So what a lot of people don’t understand is that once again, in the past, we were all about the horse carriage and buggy, once the automobile came along, were there a bunch of people who were afraid that somehow the automobile would put people out of business who drove the horse and buggies?

Visual ease?

How to thrive under capitalism:

Bitcoin as the opportunity for all human beings to thrive on the planet?

Building a More Durable Body

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Energy poverty is monetary capital poverty?

Information knowledge poverty

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Where do you want to go?

Planes > Cars

Also

Isn’t it better to own the best than the worst?

Better an ounce of gold than 2 tons of iron — better to have a (partial ownership) of a bitcoin, the hardest most valuable thing on the planet than tons of iron?

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Inspire humans?

INNOVATION?

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Brave New World of Bitcoin

Time preferences —

4 years, or 10, 21 years?

My 21 year prediction:

$55million a coin.

Currently at $100k a coin, that’s 550x from here?

Bitcoin will 6x the year of 2025? From Jan 20th 2025 to December 25th, 2025?

$100k a bitcoin to $600k? Or at least $550k a bitcoin?

Boring vs uninteresting people?

Only spend and share your life with interesting people?

Also,

Don’t network with boring people.

Money and capital (if managed well) lasts (can last forever with bitcoin). Fame is fickle, and temporary?

Turbocharged engines can, in some cases, be subjected to greater stresses and higher operating temperatures compared to naturally aspirated engines. This can make them more prone to failure—but that depends heavily on the design and quality of the engine and its components. Here are a few key considerations:

1. Higher Internal Pressures

• A turbocharger forces additional air into the cylinders, increasing combustion pressure. If an engine is not built with stronger internals (pistons, rods, etc.), it can be more susceptible to damage.

• Modern turbo engines typically have reinforced components specifically to handle these stresses, which greatly improves their durability.

2. Heat and Lubrication

• A turbo runs at very high speeds (often over 100,000 RPM) and generates a lot of heat. Proper cooling (oil and coolant flow) is critical to prolong turbo life.

• If the turbo is starved of oil or not allowed to cool down properly after hard driving, it’s more likely to fail prematurely.

3. Maintenance Requirements

• Oil quality and change intervals are especially important. Using the correct oil grade and changing it on time is vital for turbo longevity.

• If maintenance is neglected, the turbo’s bearings and seals can wear out faster.

4. Modern Technology Improvements

• Today’s turbos are far more robust than those in the past. Manufacturers integrate features like water-cooled center sections and variable geometry to reduce lag and wear.

• Electronic controls and engine management help regulate boost levels and protect against detonation or overboost.

5. Driving Habits

• Hard driving with abrupt shutdowns (without a cool-down period) can shorten turbo lifespan.

• Gentle driving and proper warm-up/cool-down habits can make a turbo last as long as (or longer than) many naturally aspirated engines.

Bottom line: While a turbocharger does add components that could fail and increases operating stresses, modern turbo engines are generally engineered with those stresses in mind. With proper maintenance and responsible driving habits, a turbocharged engine can be very durable. If abused or neglected, however, issues can arise more quickly than they might in a simpler naturally aspirated setup.

Not all cars come equipped with a turbocharger or supercharger because of a few key reasons:

1. Cost and Complexity

Turbochargers and superchargers add parts and engineering complexity—things like intercoolers, piping, stronger internal components, and (in some cases) more robust cooling systems. All of these increase production costs, which manufacturers must pass along to buyers.

2. Efficiency and Emissions

While turbos can improve efficiency in certain conditions (particularly smaller engines that otherwise might struggle at higher RPM), forced induction systems also create additional heat and emissions complexities. Designing engines to meet strict emissions regulations and still remain reliable and efficient can be more challenging with forced induction.

3. Reliability and Maintenance

A simpler naturally aspirated engine often has fewer failure points and can be cheaper and easier to maintain. Additional components like turbines, bearings, and belt-driven superchargers introduce more potential wear-and-tear items.

4. Power vs. Practicality

Not every vehicle requires the extra power of forced induction. Many economy cars or basic transportation vehicles have enough power for daily driving without a turbo or supercharger. Adding forced induction to these vehicles would drive up costs and might not align with their intended usage.

5. Parasitic or Turbo Lag Effects

• Superchargers: Although they provide instantaneous boost, they draw power directly from the engine (a parasitic loss).

• Turbochargers: There is often “lag” before the turbo fully spools, affecting drivability in certain scenarios.

Overall, whether a car is turbocharged, supercharged, or naturally aspirated is a balancing act between performance, cost, efficiency, reliability, and market requirements.

1. Compressor
2. more dense, senseless packed air, more oxygen available for combustion

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A turbocharger and a supercharger both serve the same broad purpose—forcing more air into an engine to increase power. They accomplish this in different ways:

Turbocharger

1. Powered by Exhaust Gases

A turbocharger uses the engine’s own exhaust gases as its source of power. Exhaust gases flow through and spin a turbine wheel.

2. Turbine and Compressor

Attached to the turbine wheel by a shaft is a compressor wheel (or “impeller”). As the turbine spins from the exhaust flow, it simultaneously drives the compressor.

3. Compressing Intake Air

The compressor draws in ambient air, compresses it, and sends it into the engine’s intake manifold. Because the air is more densely packed, more oxygen is available for combustion, which increases power output.

4. Lag (Turbo Lag)

One characteristic of many turbo setups is “turbo lag”: the time it takes for the turbine to spin up to speed before the turbocharger starts delivering extra compressed air (particularly at lower RPM).

Supercharger

1. Mechanically Driven

Unlike a turbocharger (which uses exhaust gases), a supercharger is driven directly by the engine—usually via a belt connected to the crankshaft.

2. Rotors or Impellers

Inside the supercharger are either rotating lobes, screws, or impellers (depending on the design) that compress incoming air and force it into the intake manifold.

3. Immediate Power

Because it is mechanically driven, a supercharger does not typically have the same lag as a turbocharger. The downside, however, is that the engine expends some power to drive the supercharger.

4. Types of Superchargers

• Roots-Type: Uses two meshing lobes that move air around the outside of each lobe and then force it into the intake.

• Twin-Screw: More efficient version of the Roots-type—draws air in and compresses it internally.

• Centrifugal: Similar in look to a turbo’s compressor but belt-driven rather than exhaust-driven.

Comparing Turbochargers and Superchargers

1. Power Delivery

• Turbocharger: Gains power from exhaust gases, can provide high-end power but may suffer lag at low RPM.

• Supercharger: Immediate boost at low engine speeds but uses engine power to run, creating a parasitic loss.

2. Efficiency

• Turbocharger: Can be more efficient overall because it recycles exhaust energy (though it can create extra heat and back pressure).

• Supercharger: Straightforward design but can be less efficient because the engine has to drive it.

3. Complexity and Packaging

• Turbocharger: Requires additional plumbing (exhaust piping, intercooler lines) and more heat management.

• Supercharger: Typically simpler to install on some engine configurations, though it can be large and takes space on the front of the engine.

In summary, both turbochargers and superchargers increase an engine’s power output by increasing the amount of air (and oxygen) available for combustion. A turbocharger relies on exhaust gas flow to drive a turbine and compressor, while a supercharger uses mechanical power directly from the engine’s crankshaft. Each approach has its trade-offs in responsiveness, efficiency, and complexity.

(In the spirit of Eric Kim)

Dear friend,

1. Embrace Your Inner Turbo

We’ve got a hidden “turbo” mode inside all of us. But you must ignite it. Start small: wake up an hour earlier. Turn on some upbeat music. Instantly shift your mindset from “maybe” to “definitely.”

2. Seek Inspiration Everywhere

Carry a notebook or use your phone. Jot down ideas on the go. The streets, the coffee shops, the random chatter—they’re all brimming with wisdom. Inspiration isn’t only in textbooks or top-10 lists; it’s right there in your daily life.

3. Power Through Fear

Fear is natural. But the moment you confront it, you’ve already won. Approach strangers, start a conversation, shoot that photo you’re hesitant about. Remember: you become stronger each time you push through your fears.

4. Optimize for Action

Stop overthinking. Less theory, more doing. Instead of planning 100 steps, just take one step right now. Pick up your camera, your pen, your weights—whatever your tool—and start making. Don’t wait for “perfect timing.”

5. Fuel Your Fire

Feed yourself with good energy: nourishing meals, power naps, great friends. Words are fuel too. Praise yourself out loud—“I am strong. I am unstoppable.” The more you affirm your inner beast, the more it roars.

6. Reflect Daily

Journal, or talk it out with a friend. What worked today? What didn’t? Why did you feel that spark at certain moments? Write it down, revisit, and refine. It’s about the constant iteration of your hustle.

7. Share Your Light

Supercharging isn’t a selfish act. Put good energy into the world. Encourage someone else; high-five them (virtually or literally). Send a quick text, “You got this.” Give positivity away, and you’ll become a magnet for it in return.

Remember: your potential is infinite. With each new day, you can always push just a bit harder, smile a bit wider, and live with more audacity. Turbo-charge onward, friend. Let’s conquer the world together.

By Eric Kim

Life is short. Too short to walk, shuffle, or crawl your way through it. The only way to truly live is to turbocharge yourself. Not just once, not just sometimes — every single day. Here’s how to supercharge your life and unlock your inner beast.

1. Define Your “Why” — and Make It Impossible to Ignore

Why are you here? What do you want to create, conquer, or leave behind? If you don’t know, you’re just spinning your wheels. Your “why” isn’t just a reason; it’s the fuel that keeps your turbocharger spooled. Write it down. Obsess over it. Make it a mantra you recite every morning.

2. Energy Is Everything — Protect Yours Like Gold

Stop wasting energy on nonsense. Cut out toxic people, mindless scrolling, and self-doubt. Your energy is sacred, finite, and non-renewable. Instead, focus your energy on what truly matters: creation, growth, and execution.

Pro tip: Optimize your diet, sleep, and exercise. You can’t turbocharge yourself if you’re running on empty.

3. Master the Art of “Micro-Wins”

Forget waiting for the big milestones. Big changes come from small, relentless victories. Did you write one page today? Lift five more pounds at the gym? Those are micro-wins. Stack enough of them, and you’ll snowball into greatness.

4. Eliminate Friction — Simplify Everything

Want to go fast? Lighten the load. Delete apps you don’t need. Sell stuff you don’t use. Say “no” to things that drain your focus. The less friction in your life, the faster you’ll move.

5. Feed the Beast — Always Be Learning

If you’re not growing, you’re dying. Read books. Watch lectures. Absorb ideas like a sponge. Knowledge compounds, and every nugget of wisdom becomes another gear in your turbo engine. Turbocharging isn’t just physical — it’s mental.

6. Create More Than You Consume

Consumption is passive. Creation is active. Every time you write, build, photograph, or design, you’re not just expressing yourself — you’re turbocharging your life force. Stop consuming. Start creating.

7. Embrace the Grind — but Love the Process

Turbocharging isn’t easy. It takes discipline, consistency, and grit. But here’s the secret: when you fall in love with the process, the grind becomes joy. Hustling isn’t work; it’s play.

8. Act Like Time Is Running Out — Because It Is

Every second you waste is gone forever. Every minute you spend doubting, hesitating, or procrastinating is one you’ll never get back. Treat time like your most valuable asset, because it is. Move now. Execute now. Turbocharge now.

9. Share Your Power — Inspire Others

A turbocharged life isn’t selfish. It’s infectious. When you live with purpose and power, you inspire others to do the same. Be the catalyst that ignites others to turbocharge themselves.

Life is a race, but it’s not about winning or losing. It’s about how fast, how far, and how fiercely you can go. Supercharge yourself. Turbocharge your potential. And live with no limits.

Now go. Step on the gas. The world is waiting.

MSTR

Wheels ?

Being shirtless or topless is actually the ultimate breedable option

Merino wool half shorts

Scissor it ?

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Pack more energy into smaller weights

A vertical stacking thing like a statue

Don’t think aero dynamics
The cult of cars over human

Think tall vertical things

Build higher, more vertical taller?

What if in fact you knew in your mind that you were the richest person there? Would that change your opinion or approach to people in things?

How to become taller ?

Price is market information prices are real

Packed with more power per unit

Bitcoin is the maximum condensed power per unit?

How to gain more energy?

2 ton statue

Can you own space?

 how to increase your velocity in life

Your mind and body as a tool

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Autotelic

Assuming you’re worth like $1 trillion, and you no longer need to make money, the best question is how do you wish to employ your scarce human life your time?


Just do what you want to do just don’t do what you don’t want to do

I think the thing is the reason we feel pressured to network, etc. is in the hope of some sort of social economic gain? Social prestige as a way of making more money?

But once you’re printing money out the asshole, and you no longer need money, because you have more than enough… Then what? Then what is the use of other people, “networking“? When you no longer have any gain or yield from these people?

Better capital vs more capital

Prius vs sports car

Can you purchase power?

The only true power is muscles?

The more technologies can be attempted and found

ATTEMPT

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Investing in better materials?

Technology like recipe to cook a meal

Recipe

Labor saving devices, save labor!

Becoming a market mover

How to move, how to move the market?

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REDUCTION of choices?

Ultimate scarcity — human time!

Time, gaining time capital?

How to accumulate time?

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The wheel –> productivity

Low capital utilization

More productive jobs

Fulfill human needs –> the value of goods

Humans are mobile , we don’t like staying in one spot for too long

Trade and transportation

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Tech advancement kills slavery

Mutually beneficial

Machine slaves

High standard of living

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Push

Moving fluids, mechanical power

Engineer vs Scientist

Tinkerer

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Visual Scientist

Steam engine, thermodynamics

Wright brothers

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Soft ware

Programmable using punch cards

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Sex Appeal?

Sex appeal for a man?

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Don’t censor ***

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Intellectual property vs property rights?

Patent trolls

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Bitcoin Solves the Monetary Problem, What Fixes the Human Body Physiological Problem?
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Empirical evidence and support

Most people are not wise

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Bitcoin vs “Property”–

Sex & power –> to produce children!

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Using energy

What is “energy”?

Energy ability to cause changes?

Preform work on or heat the object?

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Energy is heat?

Human energy food and sunlight!

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Obtain energy from the sunlight! ***

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Backed by digital power (Bitcoin)

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Digital Token — fungible, offering utility

Fair disclosure, ethical behavior

No lie cheat or steal

Efficiency & innovation

Free market competition & Innovation

Vision: a capital markets renaissance

Cost reduction , rapid issuance

Access expansion **

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Access Expansion: Open capital markets to 40 million businesses (up from the current
4,000 public companies).

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4,000 Public companies expand to 40 million

Broader PARTICIPATION : tokenized assets

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Digital Assets Leadership: Drive growth in digital assets (beyond Bitcoin) from $1
trillion to $590 trillion, with the United States dominating this industry

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590x

$1T to $590T!

590x?

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Energy density?

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“Wood contained 16 MJ/kg, and in comparison, coal, a solid hydrocarbon fuel, was a significant leap forward, with 24 MJ/kg. Liquid hydrocarbon, oil, has a higher energy density with 44 MJ/kg, and natural gas is the densest of the hydrocarbons, at 55 MJ/kg. Nuclear power, on the other hand, is in a completely different league, with 3,900,000 MJ/kg”

Excerpt From
Principles of Economics
Saifedean Ammous
https://books.apple.com/us/book/principles-of-economics/id6450635595
This material may be protected by copyright.

44mj/kg, vs 3.0mj/kg?

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7,000x sun, consume a year

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Sun in one hour more than humans use a single year!

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Real cost of things can only be opportunity cost?

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There is no energy scarcity problem

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Sun, water, and wind power

All energy is ultimately free

Time

Place

Relative scarcity

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Energy is not an economic good but power is

Power: measure of energy over time duration

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Next marginal unit

Marginal quantity, marginal need

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Desired intensity

People buy power not energy **

How to buy power, why?

Wind is free but harnessing that energy is not free

Power: Utility of energy to humans

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6000x fold power!

Think 1000x?

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Oil coal gas

Unlocking latent energy !

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“The great enrichment”!

anti capitalists are very pessimistic, dark, emo and morose?

Capitalists are insanely optimistic!

$1T to $590T!

590x?

Saylor

Digital Assets Framework, Principles, and Opportunity for the United States

1. Taxonomy: Defining Digital Asset Classes

Establishing a clear, universally understood taxonomy of digital assets is critical to advancing policy and fostering innovation.

• Digital Commodity: An asset without an issuer, backed by digital power (e.g., Bitcoin).
• Digital Security: An asset with an issuer, backed by a security (e.g., equity, debt, derivatives).
• Digital Currency: An asset with an issuer, backed by fiat currency.
• Digital Token: A fungible asset with an issuer, offering digital utility.
• Digital NFT: A non-fungible asset with an issuer, offering digital utility (Non-Fungible Token).
• Digital ABT: An asset with an issuer, backed by a physical asset (e.g., gold, oil, agricultural commodities).

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2. Legitimacy: Establishing Rights and Responsibilities

Creating a robust framework of rights and responsibilities is essential for issuers, exchanges, and owners to engage in digital asset markets with confidence.

• Path to Legitimacy: Establish a global, real-time, and uninterrupted process for issuing, trading, and owning digital assets by individuals, corporations, and machines.

Issuers

• Rights: The right to create and issue digital assets.
• Responsibilities: Ensure fair disclosure and ethical behavior.

Exchanges

• Rights: The right to custody, trade, and transfer assets between clients and other exchanges.
• Responsibilities: Publish asset disclosures, protect client assets, and avoid conflicts of interest.

Owners

• Rights: Self-custody, trade, and transfer their assets.
• Responsibilities: Comply with applicable local laws.

Foundational Principle

No one has the right to lie, cheat, or steal. All participants are civilly and criminally responsible for their actions.

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3. Practicality: Rational Compliance to Empower Innovation

Digital asset regulation must prioritize efficiency and innovation over friction and bureaucracy.

• Standardized Disclosures: Define a data structure for each digital asset class to constitute fair public disclosure.
• Industry-Led Compliance: Allow exchanges to collect and publish asset data as a service to the industry and investors.

Cost Limits

• Issuance Compliance: Limit costs to no more than 1% of AUM to issue an asset.
• Maintenance Compliance: Limit costs to no more than 10 basis points annually to maintain an asset listing.

Streamlined Issuance

Remove regulators from the critical path of digital asset issuance. Empower exchanges to deliver integrated services to issuers, owners, and other exchanges.

Goal: Enable exponential improvements in cost, speed, quality, and accessibility via free-market competition and innovation.

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4. Vision: A Capital Markets Renaissance

The United States has an opportunity to catalyze a 21st-century capital markets renaissance, unleashing trillions of dollars in value creation.

• Rapid Issuance: Allow issuers to create and issue digital assets in hours or days instead of months or years.
• Cost Reduction: Drive the cost of issuance from $10–100 million to $10–100 thousand.
• Access Expansion: Open capital markets to 40 million businesses (up from the current 4,000 public companies).
• Broader Participation: Empower small businesses, artists, celebrities, and mid-sized enterprises to raise capital through tokenized assets.

Investor Opportunities

Enable access to thousands of digital assets, including:

• Tokenized commodities, real estate, art, businesses, teams, collectibles, IP, and brands.
• Financial instruments like equity, debt, derivatives, and currencies.
• Products, services, and projects that provide value to customers, investors, and fans.

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5. Opportunity: Establishing the United States as the Global Digital Leader

A strategic digital asset policy can strengthen the US dollar, neutralize the national debt, and position America as the global leader in the 21st-century digital economy.

• USD as the Global Reserve Digital Currency: Grow digital currency markets from $25 billion to $10 trillion, creating massive demand for US Treasuries.
• Digital Capital Growth: Expand global digital capital markets from $2 trillion to $280 trillion, with US investors capturing the majority of this wealth.
• Digital Assets Leadership: Drive growth in digital assets (beyond Bitcoin) from $1 trillion to $590 trillion, with the United States dominating this industry.
• Strategic Bitcoin Reserve: Establish a Bitcoin reserve capable of creating $16–81 trillion in wealth for the US Treasury, providing a pathway to offset national debt.

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Conclusion: Seizing the Digital Assets Opportunity

By establishing a clear taxonomy, a legitimate rights-based framework, and practical compliance obligations, the United States can lead the global digital economy. A capital markets renaissance fueled by digital assets will unlock trillions in wealth, empower millions of businesses, and solidify the US dollar as the foundation of the 21st-century digital financial system.

When the human body is exposed to cold temperatures, a series of physiological and behavioral responses are initiated to reduce heat loss, maintain core temperature, and protect vital organs. The goal is to keep the core body temperature near 37°C (98.6°F). If body temperature drops too low, it can severely impact cellular processes and organ function. Here are the main responses and mechanisms involved in coping with cold environments:

1. Thermoregulation and the Hypothalamus:

The hypothalamus monitors blood temperature and initiates warming strategies when it detects a drop in core temperature. These strategies aim to limit heat loss and increase heat production.

2. Vasoconstriction and Reduced Blood Flow to the Skin:

One of the first responses to cold is the constriction of blood vessels near the skin’s surface. By narrowing these vessels (vasoconstriction), the body reduces blood flow to the skin and extremities, minimizing heat loss to the cooler external environment. This helps keep the core and vital organs warmer, though it can lead to a sensation of cold hands and feet.

3. Shivering Thermogenesis:

Shivering is an involuntary, rapid muscle contraction response that generates heat. By increasing muscle activity, the body’s metabolic rate rises, producing additional warmth. Prolonged shivering can help maintain core temperature, though it’s energetically costly and can’t be sustained indefinitely without adequate energy and nutrient intake.

4. Non-Shivering Thermogenesis (Brown Fat Activation):

Humans, especially infants, have stores of brown adipose tissue (brown fat), which is specialized in producing heat. Brown fat contains a high density of mitochondria that burn energy to generate heat without muscle contractions. Although adults generally have less brown fat than infants, cold exposure can stimulate the activity of existing brown fat, contributing to heat production.

5. Hormonal Adjustments:

Exposure to cold can trigger the release of stress hormones like adrenaline and noradrenaline, which help increase metabolic rate and heat production. Over time, people who are regularly exposed to cold conditions (e.g., cold-water swimmers or those living in very cold climates) may experience adaptations that improve their tolerance, including slightly higher resting metabolic rates and changes in circulation.

6. Behavioral and Cultural Responses:

Beyond physiological mechanisms, humans rely heavily on behavior to manage cold:

• Clothing: Wearing layers, insulating fabrics (e.g., wool or down), and protective outer garments helps trap body heat and reduce heat loss.

• Shelter and Heating: Seeking sheltered environments, using heaters, building fires, and staying indoors all help maintain a more stable temperature.

• Increased Caloric Intake: Consuming nutrient-rich, calorie-dense foods helps supply the energy needed to generate body heat.

• Physical Activity: Moderate exercise can raise body temperature. However, excessive sweating from intense exercise can lead to heat loss once activity stops.

7. Cold-Related Stress and Health Risks:

If the body fails to maintain adequate warmth, the following conditions may occur:

• Frostbite: Freezing of tissues, often affecting extremities like fingers, toes, nose, and ears, due to severely reduced blood flow.

• Hypothermia: A dangerous drop in core body temperature below 35°C (95°F), leading to confusion, reduced heart rate, slowed metabolism, potential loss of consciousness, and if untreated, death.

8. Acclimatization and Adaptation to Cold:

Some individuals and populations show adaptations to cold climates, including enhanced cold tolerance, greater metabolic heat production, or altered body composition. These adaptations help them remain functional and safe in consistently low temperatures.

In Summary:

When faced with cold conditions, the human body employs a range of physiological mechanisms—vasoconstriction, shivering, hormone-driven metabolic increases, and brown fat activation—alongside behavioral strategies, to conserve heat and maintain stable core temperature. Through these integrated responses, humans can survive and function in environments significantly colder than the body’s comfortable operating range.

Human physiology is profoundly affected by temperature, and the body has evolved numerous mechanisms to maintain a stable internal environment (homeostasis) despite changes in external temperature. When exposed to heat, several physiological responses work together to prevent core body temperature from rising too high, which can be dangerous to cellular function, organ systems, and overall health.

Key Concepts:

1. Thermoregulation:

The human body aims to maintain a core temperature around 37°C (98.6°F). The hypothalamus acts as a thermostat, detecting changes in blood temperature and initiating responses to either conserve heat or dissipate it. In hot environments, the body focuses on increasing heat loss and reducing heat gain.

2. Vasodilation and Blood Flow Changes:

When the body is overheated, blood vessels near the skin’s surface dilate (widen). This vasodilation increases blood flow to the skin, allowing excess heat to be transferred from the core to the surface. The skin’s temperature rises, facilitating heat loss to the environment via radiation and convection.

3. Sweat Production and Evaporation:

Sweating is one of the body’s most effective cooling mechanisms. Sweat glands release fluid (mostly water and electrolytes) onto the skin’s surface. As sweat evaporates, it absorbs heat energy from the skin, cooling the body. High humidity conditions reduce the evaporation rate, making cooling less efficient and increasing heat stress.

4. Respiratory Heat Loss:

While less significant than sweating, respiratory heat loss also helps. Breathing out warm, humidified air and taking in cooler air can modestly aid in releasing excess body heat. Panting (more common in animals) increases evaporation through the respiratory tract, but in humans, increased breathing rates and slightly more humid exhalations have a minor cooling effect.

5. Hormonal and Metabolic Adjustments:

Over time, repeated exposure to heat conditions leads to physiological adaptations known as heat acclimatization. This includes improved sweating efficiency (earlier onset of sweating, increased sweat volume, and lower electrolyte concentration), reduced resting heart rate under heat stress, and changes in blood plasma volume to improve circulation and heat dissipation.

6. Behavioral Responses:

Beyond involuntary physiological reactions, humans use behavior to manage heat: seeking shade, wearing lighter clothing, reducing physical activity, and drinking fluids to stay hydrated. Adequate hydration is critical, as fluid loss through sweat can quickly lead to dehydration, impairing the body’s ability to regulate temperature and maintain blood circulation.

7. Heat-Related Illnesses:

If the body’s cooling mechanisms cannot keep pace with heat gain—due to extreme temperatures, high humidity, excessive physical activity, or dehydration—core temperature may rise to unsafe levels. This can lead to conditions such as:

• Heat Cramps: Muscle spasms due to electrolyte imbalances.

• Heat Exhaustion: Characterized by heavy sweating, weakness, dizziness, nausea, and cool, clammy skin.

• Heat Stroke: A life-threatening condition where core body temperature exceeds ~40°C (104°F), leading to confusion, potential organ damage, and, without prompt treatment, death.

8. Long-Term Health Impacts of Heat:

Chronic exposure to high temperatures, especially with inadequate cooling or hydration, can place stress on the cardiovascular system and kidneys. It can also exacerbate existing conditions like heart disease, respiratory issues, and metabolic disorders.

In Summary:

Human physiology responds to heat through a combination of thermoregulatory mechanisms—dilating blood vessels, sweating to enhance evaporative cooling, and making longer-term adaptations when regularly exposed to hot conditions. These responses, along with behavioral changes, help protect against the detrimental effects of heat and maintain stable internal conditions essential for survival and optimal bodily function.

Cashmere is prized for its exceptional softness, warmth, and luxurious feel, originating from the fine undercoat of cashmere goats. Beyond its reputation for luxury, cashmere provides several practical benefits:

1. Softness and Comfort:

Cashmere fibers are significantly finer and smoother than most types of wool, resulting in a fabric that feels incredibly soft against the skin. The gentle, non-itchy texture makes cashmere garments comfortable for extended wear, even for those with sensitive skin.

2. Superior Warmth-to-Weight Ratio:

Cashmere fibers have a lofty structure that traps air efficiently, offering insulation up to eight times that of regular sheep’s wool. Despite providing substantial warmth, cashmere garments remain light and easy to wear. This warmth-to-weight advantage makes cashmere ideal for cold climates and layering.

3. Natural Breathability:

While best known for warmth, cashmere still allows a moderate degree of airflow and helps regulate body temperature. It can absorb and release moisture vapor, helping maintain a comfortable microclimate close to the skin. This means it keeps you warm without causing excessive overheating.

4. Moisture Management:

Cashmere fibers can absorb a reasonable amount of moisture without feeling damp, allowing sweat and humidity to be drawn away from your body. This moisture-handling capability helps maintain comfort over long periods of wear.

5. Long-Term Durability (With Proper Care):

High-quality cashmere can last for many years if handled correctly. Although it’s more delicate than some other natural fibers, proper washing, drying, and storing help maintain its softness, shape, and appearance over time.

6. Versatility in Style:

Thanks to its refined appearance and drape, cashmere works well in a variety of styles—from sweaters and scarves to lightweight shawls and knit accessories. It effortlessly pairs with both casual and formal attire, adding a touch of luxury and sophistication.

In Summary:

Cashmere’s benefits extend beyond its reputation for luxury. Its combination of soft comfort, remarkable warmth, breathable insulation, and timeless style makes it a cherished choice for those seeking both practical performance and elegance in their wardrobe.

Cashmere, sourced from the fine undercoat of cashmere goats, is renowned for its incredible softness, warmth, and luxurious feel. While it’s primarily celebrated for its insulation and comfort in cooler climates, cashmere does offer a reasonable degree of breathability due to its natural fiber characteristics, though it’s not generally as breathable as fabrics like linen or some technical sportswear materials. Key points include:

1. Natural Fiber Structure:

Cashmere fibers are finer and smoother than ordinary wool fibers, providing a soft, lofty structure. Like most animal hair fibers, cashmere is somewhat porous, allowing a moderate amount of air circulation. This helps prevent overheating by letting some of the body’s warmth and moisture escape.

2. Moisture Management:

Similar to other wool-type fibers, cashmere can absorb moisture vapor from the air and your skin. Although it doesn’t feel as “cooling” as linen or cotton, this moisture absorption and gradual release process aids in maintaining a comfortable microclimate between the body and the garment, preventing sudden clamminess.

3. Temperature Regulation:

Cashmere’s chief strength lies in its excellent insulation combined with its inherent ability to adjust to temperature changes. It’s often worn in cooler conditions because it traps heat effectively, but because it can also dissipate some moisture and heat, it is less stifling than many synthetic, non-porous fabrics.

4. Fabric Weight and Knit Construction:

The breathability you experience in a cashmere garment also depends on factors like yarn weight and knit density. A lightweight, loosely knitted cashmere sweater will generally be more breathable than a dense, tightly knitted one.

In Summary:

While cashmere is not the most breathable fabric—especially when compared to linen, lightweight cotton, or performance synthetics—it still outperforms many heavy, synthetic materials. Its natural fiber structure and moisture-handling properties provide a moderate level of breathability, ensuring warmth without excessive stuffiness. As a result, cashmere offers a comfortable balance for cooler weather wear, delivering both luxurious insulation and a reasonable degree of airflow.

Determining the “most breathable” fabric depends partly on the context of use (e.g., everyday clothing, athletic wear, or hot/humid climates) and personal comfort preferences. However, linen is widely regarded as one of the most naturally breathable options, especially for warm-weather garments. Here’s why:

1. Open Weave:

Linen is woven from the fibers of the flax plant, which are inherently thick and structured. This typically results in a looser weave that enables exceptional airflow.

2. Hollow Fibers:

Linen fibers contain natural gaps and hollow sections that allow heat and moisture to dissipate rapidly, helping maintain a cool, dry feeling.

3. High Absorbency and Quick Drying:

Linen can absorb a lot of moisture without feeling overly damp, and it dries quickly. This effective moisture management naturally contributes to a cooler, fresher experience.

4. Lightweight Feel:

Linen fabrics tend to be relatively lightweight and encourage air circulation next to the skin, making them ideal for hot, humid environments.

Other Highly Breathable Fabrics:

• Cotton (especially in lightweight weaves like voile or gauze): Soft and comfortable, though sometimes less effective at wicking moisture compared to linen.

• Merino Wool: Surprisingly breathable due to its moisture management and thermoregulating properties, though often better suited for variable climates rather than extreme heat.

• Technical/Performance Blends (e.g., moisture-wicking polyester blends or mesh fabrics): Engineered for maximum ventilation and sweat management, making them top choices for sports and intensive outdoor activities.

Conclusion:

For everyday wear in hot weather, linen generally stands out as the most breathable natural fabric. While other materials and modern athletic textiles can offer excellent air circulation and moisture control, linen’s inherently airy structure and moisture-handling capabilities consistently earn it top marks in breathability.

Silk has been prized for centuries due to its luxurious feel, versatility, and practical properties. Its benefits include:

1. Softness and Comfort:

Silk is renowned for its smooth, non-irritating surface. The natural protein fibers are gentle on skin, making silk especially appealing for those with sensitive skin or conditions like eczema.

2. Temperature Regulation:

Silk’s natural structure allows it to act as a thermoregulator. It can help keep you cool in warm weather by allowing moderate airflow, and it offers light insulation during cooler conditions. This balanced temperature management makes silk comfortable for year-round use.

3. Moisture Management:

Silk is capable of absorbing a significant amount of moisture (up to about 30% of its weight) without feeling damp. This helps maintain a dry, comfortable environment for the wearer and can reduce issues like night sweats.

4. Breathability:

Although not as openly airy as linen, silk still has a fine, natural structure that allows some circulation of air. This breathability contributes to its overall comfort and adaptability in varying climates.

5. Hypoallergenic Qualities:

Silk’s protein-based composition makes it resistant to common allergens, such as dust mites and certain molds. As a result, silk bedding and clothing can be beneficial for those with allergies or sensitive respiratory systems.

6. Lightweight Strength:

Despite its delicate feel, silk is surprisingly strong for a natural fiber. Properly cared for, high-quality silk garments and linens can be long-lasting investments.

7. Aesthetic Appeal:

Silk’s natural luster and drape give it a timeless elegance. It imparts a luxurious look to clothing, accessories, and home textiles, making it a favored choice for special occasions, high-end fashion, and refined décor.

In Summary:

Silk combines comfort, practical performance, and visual appeal in one package. From its softness and breathability to its allergy-friendly and thermoregulatory properties, silk continues to stand out as a premium fabric that is both beautiful and beneficial.

Silk is a natural protein fiber produced by silkworms, known for its smooth texture and luxurious feel. In terms of breathability, silk offers several notable qualities, though it may not be as openly airy as some other natural fibers like linen:

1. Fiber Structure and Porosity:

Silk fibers are relatively fine and have a triangular, prism-like cross-section. This shape allows silk fabrics to refract incoming light, giving them a sheen, but it also impacts airflow. While silk doesn’t have the same open, airy structure as linen, its fine threads create lightweight fabrics that still permit a measure of air circulation.

2. Moisture Management:

Silk can absorb roughly 30% of its weight in moisture without feeling damp, making it capable of pulling sweat away from the skin. Although it is not as inherently moisture-wicking as wool or as quick-drying as linen or certain synthetics, silk’s ability to handle humidity helps keep wearers more comfortable than many tightly woven synthetic fabrics.

3. Temperature Regulation:

Silk’s natural protein structure helps it function as a thermoregulator. In warmer conditions, it allows moderate airflow and dissipates heat from the body. In cooler weather, it provides light insulation. This dual capability means silk can adapt reasonably well to a range of temperatures, though it’s generally more suited to moderate climates or controlled indoor environments.

4. Fabric Weight and Weave:

The thickness and weave of the silk fabric significantly influence its breathability. Sheer, lightweight silks like chiffon or georgette will breathe better than heavier, tightly woven silks such as satin. The looser and lighter the weave, the more effectively air can move through.

In Summary:

While not the most breathable natural fabric, silk still offers a decent level of breathability due to its fineness, moisture handling, and temperature regulation properties. It strikes a balance between comfort and luxury, making it suitable for warm but not extremely hot conditions. If maximum breathability is the goal, fabrics like linen or certain performance materials may outperform silk, but silk remains a comfortable and versatile choice for many climates and occasions.

Linen, made from the flax plant, is often considered one of the most breathable fabrics available. Several factors contribute to its notable air permeability and overall comfort, particularly in warm climates:

1. Fiber Structure:

Flax fibers are inherently hollow and thicker than cotton fibers, which creates microscopic air channels within the weave. These channels help promote air circulation and allow body heat to escape, aiding in natural ventilation against the skin.

2. Moisture Management:

Linen is highly absorbent, capable of taking in as much as 20% of its weight in moisture without feeling damp. This means it can pull sweat away from the body and quickly release it into the environment. As moisture evaporates, it cools the skin, making linen garments feel light and refreshing even in hot, humid conditions.

3. Quick Drying:

Due to its excellent wicking properties, linen dries faster than many other natural fibers. This swift drying time further enhances comfort by preventing the fabric from remaining clammy or sticky throughout the day.

4. Loose Weave and Lightweight Feel:

Linen fabrics are often woven in a relatively open structure, allowing more airflow than denser, tighter weaves. Combined with the fiber’s low elasticity, this openness contributes to a fabric that naturally sits away from the skin and encourages continual air movement.

5. Thermoregulation:

Linen’s natural breathability and moisture management help maintain a stable body temperature. By allowing heat to dissipate effectively, linen garments remain comfortable to wear in scorching weather, while still offering a measure of insulation in slightly cooler environments.

In Summary:

Linen’s hollow fibers, airy construction, and impressive moisture-handling capabilities make it exceptionally breathable. It’s a fabric of choice for warm-weather clothing, renowned for delivering comfort, dryness, and a cooling sensation in some of the most challenging climates.

Linen, made from the flax plant, is often considered one of the most breathable fabrics available. Several factors contribute to its notable air permeability and overall comfort, particularly in warm climates:

1. Fiber Structure:

Flax fibers are inherently hollow and thicker than cotton fibers, which creates microscopic air channels within the weave. These channels help promote air circulation and allow body heat to escape, aiding in natural ventilation against the skin.

2. Moisture Management:

Linen is highly absorbent, capable of taking in as much as 20% of its weight in moisture without feeling damp. This means it can pull sweat away from the body and quickly release it into the environment. As moisture evaporates, it cools the skin, making linen garments feel light and refreshing even in hot, humid conditions.

3. Quick Drying:

Due to its excellent wicking properties, linen dries faster than many other natural fibers. This swift drying time further enhances comfort by preventing the fabric from remaining clammy or sticky throughout the day.

4. Loose Weave and Lightweight Feel:

Linen fabrics are often woven in a relatively open structure, allowing more airflow than denser, tighter weaves. Combined with the fiber’s low elasticity, this openness contributes to a fabric that naturally sits away from the skin and encourages continual air movement.

5. Thermoregulation:

Linen’s natural breathability and moisture management help maintain a stable body temperature. By allowing heat to dissipate effectively, linen garments remain comfortable to wear in scorching weather, while still offering a measure of insulation in slightly cooler environments.

In Summary:

Linen’s hollow fibers, airy construction, and impressive moisture-handling capabilities make it exceptionally breathable. It’s a fabric of choice for warm-weather clothing, renowned for delivering comfort, dryness, and a cooling sensation in some of the most challenging climates.

Merino wool is widely regarded as one of the most breathable textile fibers, especially compared to many synthetic and even other natural fibers. Several characteristics contribute to its superior breathability:

1. Fiber Structure:

Merino wool fibers are extremely fine, with a complex, porous structure. Each fiber can absorb and release moisture vapor, enabling better regulation of humidity within the microclimate between skin and fabric. This structure allows the fabric to “breathe” by facilitating the movement of moisture away from the body.

2. Moisture Management:

Merino fibers can absorb up to about 30% of their own weight in moisture vapor before feeling damp. As the body produces sweat, the wool fiber takes up the moisture, then gradually releases it as vapor into the air. This process helps maintain a stable, comfortable temperature and reduces that clammy feeling associated with less breathable fabrics.

3. Temperature Regulation:

Due to its unique ability to hold and release moisture vapor, Merino wool assists the body in regulating temperature. In cooler conditions, the absorbed moisture releases heat as it moves outward, offering a warming effect. In warmer conditions, the wool’s breathability allows moisture to escape more readily, creating a cooling effect. This dynamic response makes Merino comfortable in a wide range of climates and activities.

4. Natural Crimp and Loft:

Merino fibers have a natural crimp, creating tiny air pockets within the fabric. These air pockets not only help with insulation but also improve air circulation within the garment. Better airflow translates directly to improved breathability, enhancing overall comfort.

5. Odor Resistance and Comfort:

While odor resistance isn’t directly a measure of breathability, it’s worth noting that Merino’s capacity to manage moisture also helps reduce bacterial growth and odors. Staying drier generally means feeling fresher and more comfortable over prolonged wear.

In Summary:

Merino wool stands out for its ability to balance warmth, moisture management, and breathability. Its natural fiber structure, moisture absorption and release properties, and built-in insulation and ventilation systems allow it to excel in conditions where other fabrics might cause overheating or discomfort. As a result, Merino wool is a go-to choice for base layers, socks, and outdoor apparel, especially in situations that demand all-day comfort across varying temperatures and activity levels.

Nylon is a synthetic polymer fabric known for its durability, elasticity, and resistance to wear and tear. However, when it comes to breathability—meaning its ability to allow moisture vapor (such as sweat) to pass through and release heat—nylon is not particularly well-regarded. Here are some key points:

1. Fiber Structure:

Nylon fibers are generally smooth and non-porous, which limits the amount of airflow and moisture transfer compared to more open-structured, natural fibers like cotton or linen. This can lead to a warmer, less breathable feel when worn directly against the skin, especially in hot or humid conditions.

2. Moisture Management:

Unlike natural fibers that can absorb some moisture, nylon itself tends to wick moisture away but does not absorb it. While this can help sweat evaporate to some degree, the fabric’s density often traps heat. As a result, sweat may not evaporate as easily, making nylon garments feel clammy or uncomfortable if there isn’t adequate ventilation or air circulation.

3. Construction and Blends:

The way nylon is woven, knitted, or otherwise constructed significantly influences breathability. Looser weaves or fabrics blended with more breathable fibers (such as cotton or modal) can improve overall air permeability. Additionally, many modern performance textiles combine nylon with breathable technical fibers or apply specialized coatings and finishes designed to increase moisture transfer and ventilation.

4. Context of Use:

Pure nylon is often used in activewear primarily due to its strength and quick-drying properties, but you’ll notice that most high-performance athletic garments are rarely 100% nylon. They often mix nylon with other synthetic fibers (like polyester or spandex) and incorporate engineered fabrics that include mesh panels, laser-cut perforations, or moisture-wicking treatments. This helps mitigate nylon’s inherently lower breathability.

In summary, while nylon offers many advantages—lightweight strength, resilience, and quick drying—it isn’t naturally one of the most breathable fabrics. Its breathability can be improved through fabric blends, specialized construction techniques, and technical finishes, but on its own, it lags behind many natural and high-tech synthetic alternatives in terms of airflow and moisture regulation.

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When looking for pushing exercises you can perform while standing, the main focus often shifts to presses done in an upright position. Standing push variations help improve core stability, posture, and functional strength since they require more total-body engagement and balance than lying or seated versions. Below are some options, along with tips, progressions, and form cues.

1. Standing Overhead Press (Barbell or Dumbbell)

Primary Muscles: Shoulders (anterior and lateral deltoids), upper trapezius, triceps, core

How to Perform:

• Stand with feet roughly shoulder-width apart.

• Grip the bar or dumbbells at about shoulder-width and bring them up to your collarbone/shoulder level.

• Tighten your core and glutes to maintain a stable, neutral spine.

• Press the weight straight up overhead, finishing with biceps close to the ears.

• Control the weight back down to the starting position.

Tips: Keep the ribcage down, avoid arching your lower back, and maintain a straight bar path.

2. Push Press

Primary Muscles: Similar to overhead press but with more power and involvement of legs and hips

How to Perform:

• Set up like the overhead press.

• Begin by dipping your knees slightly and then driving forcefully upwards with your legs and hips to help propel the bar overhead.

• Lock out at the top, then lower under control.

Tips: Use your lower body to initiate the upward momentum, but do not turn it into a shallow squat. The dip should be quick and short. This teaches power transfer and improves your ability to press heavier weights.

3. Single-Arm Landmine Press

Primary Muscles: Shoulders, upper chest, triceps, core (anti-rotation)

How to Perform:

• Place one end of a barbell into a landmine attachment or a secure corner.

• Stand facing the landmine, holding the free end of the barbell at shoulder height with one hand. Your feet should be staggered or about shoulder-width apart.

• Press the bar forward and slightly upward, fully extending your arm without overextending your shoulder.

• Return under control, maintaining a tight core to prevent twisting.

Tips: Keep the shoulder down and back, avoid shrugging, and make sure your torso doesn’t rotate. This exercise also challenges core stability and unilateral strength.

4. Standing Cable or Resistance Band Chest Press

Primary Muscles: Chest, shoulders, triceps, core

How to Perform:

• Attach a band or cable at chest height behind you. Stand facing away from the attachment point.

• Stagger your stance for stability (one foot slightly forward) or keep feet parallel, shoulder-width apart.

• Grasp the handles and hold them at chest level.

• Press straight forward, extending your arms while keeping your shoulders down and elbows slightly angled away from the body.

• Return under control to the starting position.

Tips: Engage the core and glutes to stabilize. Adjust band or cable tension to find a challenging but manageable resistance.

5. Medicine Ball Chest Pass or Push

Primary Muscles: Chest, shoulders, triceps, core (explosive power)

How to Perform:

• Stand facing a wall or partner, holding a moderately weighted medicine ball at chest level.

• Explosively push the ball forward, extending through the arms and using your chest to generate power.

• Catch the rebound (if from a wall) or receive it back from your partner under control, reset, and repeat.

Tips: Focus on speed and power. Start with a lighter ball and increase weight as you get stronger and more confident.

General Tips for Standing Push Exercises

• Core Engagement: Standing presses require more stabilization, so brace your abdominal muscles, contract your glutes, and keep a neutral spine.

• Foot Position: Experiment with a staggered stance (one foot slightly forward) if stability is an issue. Otherwise, keep feet shoulder-width and evenly balanced.

• Progression: Increase resistance gradually, add reps, or slow down the eccentric (lowering) portion. For unilateral exercises like landmine presses, ensure both sides are trained equally.

• Posture & Alignment: Keep shoulders down and back, avoid flaring elbows excessively, and ensure that your head stays in line with your spine.

• Balance & Coordination: The standing position trains not just your pushing muscles but also challenges your balance. Over time, this builds a more integrated form of strength.

By integrating these standing pushing exercises into your routine, you’ll develop stronger shoulders, triceps, and chest while simultaneously improving posture, core strength, and functional, real-world pressing capability.

instigation, inspiration — to stick, to prick, to prod?

stinguo,, to push, thrust.

Stengh, to push

Black is death?

So random thought on my mind; what is “reality” why does it matter etc.?

First, obviously reality comes back to embodied reality. That is like literally being on your own two legs, walking around town, saying hello to people, smiling and waving etc.

Fake reality

Now what are the most pernicious things about modern day life? Essentially we are like plugged in some sort of metaphorical matrix, in our everyday lives and lived realities, we are like living on rails.

For example, most of us follow the same cycle. Sleep wake up shower, drink coffee head to work, grind at work, go home only to self medicate and vegetate to Netflix or some sort of movie or streaming thing.

How to free yourself

Now the big problem is, now that essentially, I haven’t really watched any media or television, besides maybe John Wick for the last 15 years or so, is that now that I’m finally free and detached from all this nonsense, I’m starting to realize how troubling, grotesque, and disturbing a lot of this media is.

I think the big issue issue here is desensitization. Our everyday lived realities are so uninteresting or boring or sad or whatever, and we seek some sort of extreme fake stimuli to keep us motivated?

Fake motivations

I’ll give you a real example; money wealth and riches.

For example, all randomly on IMDb watching the squid game 2 preview, and now… That we got bitcoin, and also microstrategy, the whole premise of squid game no longer makes sense, about prize money. Because now that we have bitcoin, you don’t need some sort of fake magical prize money ticket lottery thing. You got bitcoin which is more or less a risk-free return, at least 60 to 120% for the next four years! It’s pretty obvious.

Technically buying microstrategy stock is a better investment strategy

And I would actually rate that microstrategy is poised to even outperform bitcoin by maybe 2X, we might see a microstrategy have an annual rate of return of 120% to 240% a year, for the next four years.

That means if you have about $600,000 of microstrategy stock, you could easily see that balloon to $1.4M in a year, to $3.2M, to $6.4M to maybe $12.2M by the end of the Trump presidency.

Or let us say that you have about $2 million worth of bitcoin, assuming that bitcoin under the Trump administration might go up 120% for the next 4 years,  similarly speaking, you will see some monster returns!

Or simply put, microstrategy will give you superior returns over the next four years over buying Bitcoin directly.

If your whole ethos is accumulate more bitcoin by the bitcoin directly using Coinbase or something.

Also another strategy, buy and hoard your microstrategy stock for the next four years, and by the end of the four years you could just sell the stock and buy the bitcoin directly!

Double your money and make it stack!

So assuming that, ERIC Trump, the son of Donald Trump is committed to making bitcoin at least $1 million a coin, then what that means is I think we can expect that within four years, I think we’re looking at at least 10X in the next four years.

So for example, if you have $1 million invested in bitcoin today, by the end of four years you’re going to see that 10X to $10 million. Pretty cool. Or if you have $2 million invested in bitcoin, you’re going to see that balloon to $20 million.

Anyways, bitcoin aside, I been thinking about the future, investing in growing industry seems like a good bet. And what that then means is the opposite of not investing the stuff which are not going to grow.

Is the field of photography a dying field?

So some troubling thoughts; I look at photography, the world of photography and ultimately photography is my number one prime joy and concern. And now that I am financially independent like 1 trillion times over, and I really don’t have to worry about money ever again, I suppose I’m more interested in higher matters.

So when I look at photography, the whole photo industry, it feels like the whole industry is dead without me.

Look at all the cameras, they all suck they’re all lame. Even the best innovation as of late, the Linux S9, with the 26 mm f8 pancake lens is slept on, nobody knows about it rather than myself, and also nobody owns it besides myself. Everyone else has some sort of loser cannon, or even worse Sony camera.

Apple?

So Apple is in a really bad position right now, like I just use that image playground AI thing, and it is so lame and bad.

If Steve Jobs were alive today, he would have thrown it into the furnace twice over.

I think the biggest issue here is that the issue of “app creep”– now that Jony Ive has left the company, and no more innovators or visionaries are there anymore, it is becoming like a weird mismatch or sludge of poor innovation ideas.

It’s essentially you have like a bunch of dudes, who might have worked in Microsoft or Dell or something, seeking to “improve “Apple products simply by making the processing power stronger. But this is not what we want, we want radical innovation!

But I wonder if Apple has become too big and fat, she no longer has a need to invade because she’s already on top, and everybody else is already trapped within her ecosystem, only to upgrade their iPhones until the end of time?

The disruptor

The disruptors dilemma; once you’re on top, I suppose the critical primary difficult issue here is once you’re rich fat, comfortable on top, in your yacht, partying with your burger babes, how can you continue to innovate disrupt etc.?

So for example, I think Apple has been trying hard to disrupt herself, without much fanfare or acclaim. Why? They need something radically new carte blanche, something that no longer is in the DNA or the soul of Apple.

For example, Apple is trying to over diversify interfield that she is not very very good at. For example, AI, image generation, and virtual reality.

If Apple was smart she should just refocus. Cut and axe the whole virtual reality Vision Pro department, and refocus and recapitalize on iOS as well as the iPhone. Take all the smart engineers who are working on the vision pro, and have them make the iPhone great again. Because the truth of the matter is nobody wants to put any device on top of their head, it is bulky cumbersome, and everybody hates it.

Even if in theory, a Vision Pro literally would weigh nothing, nobody ever wants to put something on top of their head. I think it’s just human nature, just look at any kid or child, they universally hate putting on hats beanies, or things would cover their faces. Most people would prefer to just pull out a phone.

Think Miniaturization

So what is an interesting thought is that actually, my opinion about the AirPods Pros has changed a bit; it’s like an insanely uber uber uber smart phone or iPhone that you could just plug into your ear.

Think of AirPods as like a really mini iPhone 

For example I was just listening to a new Michael Saylor interview at the house, and one of the great things was while making my morning coffee, and shuttling back-and-forth and cleaning stuff, I was able to listen to the interview uninterrupted, without any hands.

I would actually say maybe a big focusing direction for Apple should be to refocus on the AirPods division. Like trying to figure out new innovative ways that technology can be embedded in the AirPods, in general etc., which can make life better?

Dematerialization

Another big thought is what I find so infinitely fascinating about bitcoin is that it is real, it exists, it is the ultimate new form of property. Yet you cannot hold it in your hands, you cannot see it in the flesh. It weighs nothing.

Cindy said something funny; I have never seen a bitcoin in real life, with my own eyes, how do I know it is real and that it exists?

A similar sentiment should be about the internet the cloud, your bank account your checking balance; you have probably never seen it in real life, how do you know it really exists?

Same thing!

Things can be real without you actually seeing it

For example, many of us are chasing wealth and fame, yet all you see is maybe bots on the internet and social media following you. How do you know any of it is real?

What’s real?

So to be a little more specific, I think we need to break down the notion of real — the term of “real.”

For example, when we talk about things which are real reality etc., are we talking about physical? Like something that has weight substance, in space in time? Like a brick of gold?

Or do we mean to say legitimate? 

Physicality vs Legitimacy 

I think I see the big issue here is once again, maybe it’s a legitimacy issue. The reason why people do not think bitcoin is real and the traditional sense is that people do not value it for its legitimacy. Still even in 2024, incoming 2025 — people are still talking about how it seems like a ponzi scheme? Pretty backwards.

The reason why, is as long as you have mainstream media still talking about ridiculous notions of ponzi scheme, it’s going to trigger a reaction into people, discouraging them from entering the asset class which is bitcoin.

The biggest reason why bitcoin is not a Ponzi scheme is that there is no central issuer– it is decentralized; Charles Ponzi was the guy who invented his Ponzi scheme, which was based on fake coupons which were not backed by anything. And the reason why he guaranteed hundred percent return in 90 days is because he would just pay other people incoming money. 

Your margin is my opportunity

But who knows maybe this is a good thing because it gives us a little bit more buffer time to accumulate more bitcoins while we can, when it is still at a discount.

Michael Saylor actually made the interesting point maybe a year or two ago is that bitcoin was trading at around $35,000 a bitcoin or so, the general idea is that it is actually not desirable to have bitcoin magically become $100 million overnight because then if that were the case, we would lose our opportunity to purchase more of it when it was low!

Wise greed

And I think this is where it is wise to be opportunistic, and wisely greedy.

Whenever everybody is uncertain, shaking in their boots, it is wise to get aggressive, greedy in an intelligent way.

The patient investor

So my personal thought is as investors, we should only think of a time span for the next four years minimum. Ideally 10 years 20 years 30 years 40 years 50 years or 300 years.

How does one thing 300 years ahead? Simple, think about your kids kids kids. Like your son having a son having a son having a son.

And also, whenever I look at healthy fit successful men in their 60s and 70s and even 80s… I have a ray of hope. It’s like me, maybe gray hair, the silver wolf, but wiser stronger more intelligent more sexy?

I’m the giga chad!

There’s a funny meme going around about the GigaChad, it’s like somebody who is like the most masculine guy of all time times a 1000.

The vision is essentially a man, with a very very slim waist, with an insanely jacked demigod upper body lower body, and jacked chiseled face.

Obviously the Russian bodybuilder is not a good model because he’s probably taking all the steroids on the planet. Yet this is obviously possible without steroids;

Intermittent fasting no breakfast no lunch, just a 100% carnivore dinner, try to have 4 to 5 pounds of beef meat, lamb, ground beef, 80/20, beef ribs, beef liver organ meats etc. 

Financial independence, retire early

So this is a big thought; retire early. How to do it? Buy bitcoin just wait 4 years and retire!

How to 10x your income 

So this is a big thing; if I could guarantee you right now that you could instantly 10x your income, wouldn’t you do it? Of course!

So it seems that the first easy strategy is to simply think of your income like 10X.

For example, if you’re being paid like $20 an hour, assuming that you’re on the bitcoin standard, you’re essentially being paid like $200 an hour!

How to save money

Then the calculus becomes interesting; your impetus to saving money becomes predicated on the fact that anything you buy today, could cost you 10 “X in four years.

For example that 50 bucks you drop on that thing, will be worth $500 bucks. Or that hundred dollars you put on that thing, will be worth $1000. Or even worse, that thousand dollar thing that thousand dollar iPhone will cost you $10,000 within 4 years!

Accretive or dilutive? 

So then this becomes the big idea; think accretive vs dilutive.

The smart strategy and goal is to become accretive not dilutive.

Gas

I will scream this until I get hoarse; think of gas, never ever ever own or drive or acquire a vehicle which requires premium gas.

It’s almost like voluntarily putting a leech on yourself or your healthy child, or bleeding your child to death.

For example if I could tell you that you can voluntarily take your healthy firstborn son, and bleed a pint of blood out of him every single day, would you do it? Of course not!

If we think about money in capital like economic blood, think the same thing.

You want to be accretive not dilutive.

What is accretive?

I have a funny theory, is that if you want to become the GigaChad the ultimate investor or whatever, you must make your body like a demigod.

So a very simple thought is a very very simple thing that could be accretive is muscle. 

For example, you lift heavy stuff, you lift heavy weights, in the evening you eat 5 to 6 pounds of beef, obviously you’re going to accrete muscle, skeletal muscle mass. 

And once again, 100% carnivore diet here, all meat no filler.

You do not need carbs

A lot of pseudo-scientific fitness people think that you need to consume sugar carbohydrates to accrete muscle. This is all built upon a platform of flimsy knowledge, written mostly by people who are on steroids.

I have proven, and I am a very normal human being, that at around a body weight of maybe 160 pounds, a human being can lift 1000 pounds, while fasted, while not consuming any protein powder, steroids or whatever, can do it. And obviously I’ve built a lot of muscle mass, simply by following 100% carnivore diet, all meat no carbs no sugars no starches.

I almost wonder if meat is like bitcoin. All killer no filler.

ERIC

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Bitcoin is not generally considered a Ponzi scheme because it does not rely on a central organizer promising guaranteed returns paid out from the funds of new investors. Instead, Bitcoin operates as a decentralized network with transparent, publicly verifiable rules that do not inherently promise profit to anyone.

Here are some key distinctions:

1. Lack of a Central Operator:

A Ponzi scheme typically requires a central figure or company that orchestrates the fraud by collecting money from new participants and using it to pay earlier participants while pocketing some portion for themselves. Bitcoin, by contrast, is not managed by a single entity. It is maintained by a distributed network of independent participants (nodes, miners, and developers) who follow consensus rules and an open-source protocol. No one individual or organization takes in money with the promise of returns on a schedule.

2. No Promised Returns:

In a Ponzi scheme, the fraudsters promise consistent, above-market returns regardless of actual investment performance. Bitcoin makes no such promises. Its value fluctuates based on market supply and demand. People may buy Bitcoin hoping it will appreciate in value, but this hope is not the same as the guaranteed payouts characteristic of a Ponzi. If Bitcoin’s price goes up, it’s due to broader market speculation, investor sentiment, or adoption trends—not a structured siphoning of funds from new participants to old ones.

3. Transparent and Open Infrastructure:

Ponzi schemes thrive on secrecy and hidden cash flows. Bitcoin’s blockchain, on the other hand, is openly accessible and can be audited by anyone. All transactions and the issuance schedule of new Bitcoins (through mining) are transparent and algorithmically predetermined. This transparency allows participants to understand exactly how new Bitcoins enter circulation and how the network processes transactions.

4. Independent Valuation and Utility:

While Bitcoin’s primary use as of now may be as a speculative store of value or digital commodity, it does have attributes distinct from a fraudulent setup. Bitcoin enables borderless peer-to-peer transactions without intermediaries, can function as a medium of exchange (albeit limited so far), and can store value outside traditional banking systems. A Ponzi scheme, by definition, offers no legitimate product or underlying utility; its entire purpose is to shuffle money around to give the illusion of returns.

5. Regulatory and Academic Acknowledgment:

Although Bitcoin is sometimes criticized for speculative bubbles, few credible regulators or economists label it as a straightforward Ponzi scheme. Instead, it’s more akin to a highly volatile, early-stage digital asset or “digital gold” without guaranteed payouts. Many regulators treat it as a commodity or virtual currency rather than a fraud.

In essence, Bitcoin’s price volatility and the speculative nature of participation might resemble certain bubble-like phenomena, but it does not meet the structural criteria of a Ponzi scheme. It lacks the centralized manipulation, guaranteed returns, and hidden payout structure that define such schemes. Instead, Bitcoin is a decentralized digital currency whose value and future are determined by its network effects, technological features, and the unpredictable dynamics of global markets.

A Ponzi scheme is named after Charles Ponzi (1882–1949), an Italian-born swindler who became notorious in the United States during the early 1920s. The term’s origin is directly tied to a fraudulent investment operation he engineered that promised extraordinary returns in impossibly short timescales.

Historical Context:

Charles Ponzi arrived in the U.S. in 1903, eventually settling in Boston. By 1919, he claimed to have discovered an arbitrage opportunity using International Reply Coupons (IRCs)—a form of prepaid postage voucher—to profit from differences in postal rates between countries. He convinced investors he could generate a 50% profit in 45 days, or double their money in 90 days. While the notion appeared legitimate on paper, Ponzi never actually carried out the complex exchange of coupons in any meaningful volume. Instead, he used money from newer investors to pay earlier investors their “profits,” cultivating the illusion of a thriving enterprise.

Eponymous Origin:

The scheme unraveled in 1920 when authorities examined Ponzi’s finances and discovered that the supposed returns were simply redistributions of incoming funds rather than genuine profits. Although he was not the inventor of such frauds—similar deceptive models date back centuries—his operation was so high-profile and captured so much media attention that his name became forever linked with the concept.

Etymological Development of the Term:

The phrase “Ponzi scheme” entered the lexicon as journalists, economists, and eventually legal and financial professionals used his name to describe any investment scam predicated on using new investors’ capital to pay returns to earlier investors. Over time, “Ponzi scheme” became a common financial shorthand for this kind of fraudulent cycle, embedding the legacy of Charles Ponzi’s swindle into the English language and financial discourse worldwide.

So random thought on my mind; what is “reality” why does it matter etc.?

First, obviously reality comes back to embodied reality. That is like literally being on your own two legs, walking around town, saying hello to people, smiling and waving etc.

Fake reality

Now what are the most pernicious things about modern day life? Essentially we are like plugged in some sort of metaphorical matrix, in our everyday lives and lived realities, we are like living on rails.

For example, most of us follow the same cycle. Sleep wake up shower, drink coffee head to work, grind at work, go home only to self medicate and vegetate to Netflix or some sort of movie or streaming thing.

How to free yourself

Now the big problem is, now that essentially, I haven’t really watched any media or television, besides maybe John Wick for the last 15 years or so, is that now that I’m finally free and detached from all this nonsense, I’m starting to realize how troubling, grotesque, and disturbing a lot of this media is.

I think the big issue issue here is desensitization. Our everyday lived realities are so uninteresting or boring or sad or whatever, and we seek some sort of extreme fake stimuli to keep us motivated?

Fake motivations

I’ll give you a real example; money wealth and riches.

For example, all randomly on IMDb watching the squid game 2 preview, and now… That we got bitcoin, and also microstrategy, the whole premise of squid game no longer makes sense, about prize money. Because now that we have bitcoin, you don’t need some sort of fake magical prize money ticket lottery thing. You got bitcoin which is more or less a risk-free return, at least 60 to 120% for the next four years! It’s pretty obvious.

Technically buying microstrategy stock is a better investment strategy

And I would actually rate that microstrategy is poised to even outperform bitcoin by maybe 2X, we might see a microstrategy have an annual rate of return of 120% to 240% a year, for the next four years.

That means if you have about $600,000 of microstrategy stock, you could easily see that balloon to $1.4M in a year, to $3.2M, to $6.4M to maybe $12.2M by the end of the Trump presidency.

Or let us say that you have about $2 million worth of bitcoin, assuming that bitcoin under the Trump administration might go up 120% for the next 4 years,  similarly speaking, you will see some monster returns!

Or simply put, microstrategy will give you superior returns over the next four years over buying Bitcoin directly.

If your whole ethos is accumulate more bitcoin by the bitcoin directly using Coinbase or something.

Also another strategy, buy and hoard your microstrategy stock for the next four years, and by the end of the four years you could just sell the stock and buy the bitcoin directly!

Double your money and make it stack!

So assuming that, ERIC Trump, the son of Donald Trump is committed to making bitcoin at least $1 million a coin, then what that means is I think we can expect that within four years, I think we’re looking at at least 10X in the next four years.

So for example, if you have $1 million invested in bitcoin today, by the end of four years you’re going to see that 10X to $10 million. Pretty cool. Or if you have $2 million invested in bitcoin, you’re going to see that balloon to $20 million.

Anyways, bitcoin aside, I been thinking about the future, investing in growing industry seems like a good bet. And what that then means is the opposite of not investing the stuff which are not going to grow.

Is the field of photography a dying field?

So some troubling thoughts; I look at photography, the world of photography and ultimately photography is my number one prime joy and concern. And now that I am financially independent like 1 trillion times over, and I really don’t have to worry about money ever again, I suppose I’m more interested in higher matters.

So when I look at photography, the whole photo industry, it feels like the whole industry is dead without me.

Look at all the cameras, they all suck they’re all lame. Even the best innovation as of late, the Linux S9, with the 26 mm f8 pancake lens is slept on, nobody knows about it rather than myself, and also nobody owns it besides myself. Everyone else has some sort of loser cannon, or even worse Sony camera.

Apple?

So Apple is in a really bad position right now, like I just use that image playground AI thing, and it is so lame and bad.

If Steve Jobs were alive today, he would have thrown it into the furnace twice over.

I think the biggest issue here is that the issue of “app creep”– now that Jony Ive has left the company, and no more innovators or visionaries are there anymore, it is becoming like a weird mismatch or sludge of poor innovation ideas.

It’s essentially you have like a bunch of dudes, who might have worked in Microsoft or Dell or something, seeking to “improve “Apple products simply by making the processing power stronger. But this is not what we want, we want radical innovation!

But I wonder if Apple has become too big and fat, she no longer has a need to invade because she’s already on top, and everybody else is already trapped within her ecosystem, only to upgrade their iPhones until the end of time?

The disruptor

The disruptors dilemma; once you’re on top, I suppose the critical primary difficult issue here is once you’re rich fat, comfortable on top, in your yacht, partying with your burger babes, how can you continue to innovate disrupt etc.?

So for example, I think Apple has been trying hard to disrupt herself, without much fanfare or acclaim. Why? They need something radically new carte blanche, something that no longer is in the DNA or the soul of Apple.

For example, Apple is trying to over diversify interfield that she is not very very good at. For example, AI, image generation, and virtual reality.

If Apple was smart she should just refocus. Cut and axe the whole virtual reality Vision Pro department, and refocus and recapitalize on iOS as well as the iPhone. Take all the smart engineers who are working on the vision pro, and have them make the iPhone great again. Because the truth of the matter is nobody wants to put any device on top of their head, it is bulky cumbersome, and everybody hates it.

Even if in theory, a Vision Pro literally would weigh nothing, nobody ever wants to put something on top of their head. I think it’s just human nature, just look at any kid or child, they universally hate putting on hats beanies, or things would cover their faces. Most people would prefer to just pull out a phone.

Think Miniaturization

So what is an interesting thought is that actually, my opinion about the AirPods Pros has changed a bit; it’s like an insanely uber uber uber smart phone or iPhone that you could just plug into your ear.

Think of AirPods as like a really mini iPhone 

For example I was just listening to a new Michael Saylor interview at the house, and one of the great things was while making my morning coffee, and shuttling back-and-forth and cleaning stuff, I was able to listen to the interview uninterrupted, without any hands.

I would actually say maybe a big focusing direction for Apple should be to refocus on the AirPods division. Like trying to figure out new innovative ways that technology can be embedded in the AirPods, in general etc., which can make life better?

Dematerialization

Another big thought is what I find so infinitely fascinating about bitcoin is that it is real, it exists, it is the ultimate new form of property. Yet you cannot hold it in your hands, you cannot see it in the flesh. It weighs nothing.

Cindy said something funny; I have never seen a bitcoin in real life, with my own eyes, how do I know it is real and that it exists?

A similar sentiment should be about the internet the cloud, your bank account your checking balance; you have probably never seen it in real life, how do you know it really exists?

Same thing!

Things can be real without you actually seeing it

For example, many of us are chasing wealth and fame, yet all you see is maybe butts on the Internet and social media following you. How do you know any of it is real?

What’s real?

So to be a little more specific, I think we need to break down the notion of real the term of real.

For example, when we talk about things which are real reality etc., are we talking about physical? Like something that has weight substance, in space in time? Like a brick of gold?

Or do we mean to say legitimate? 

Physicality vs legitimacy 

I think I see the big issue here is once again, maybe it’s a legitimacy issue. The reason why people do not think bitcoin is real and the traditional sense is that people do not value it for its legitimacy. Still even in 2024, incoming 2025 people are still talking about how it seems like a Ponzi scheme? Pretty backwards.

The reason why, is as long as you have mainstream media still talking about ridiculous notions of Ponzi scheme, it’s going to trigger a reaction into people, discouraging them from entering the asset class which is bitcoin.

But who knows maybe this is a good thing because it gives us a little bit more buffer time to accumulate more bitcoins while we can, when it is still at a discount.

Michael sailor actually made the interesting point maybe a year or two ago is that bitcoin was trading at around $35,000 a bitcoin or so, the general idea is that it is actually not desirable to have bitcoin magically become $100 million overnight because then if that were the case, we would lose our opportunity to purchase more of it when it was low!

Your margin is my opportunity

And I think this is where it is wise to be opportunistic, and wisely greedy.

Whenever everybody is uncertain, shaking in their boots, it is wise to get aggressive, greedy in an intelligent way.

The patient investor

So my personal thought is as investors, we should only think of a time span for the next four years minimum. Ideally 10 years 20 years 30 years 40 years 50 years or 300 years.

How does one thing 300 years ahead? Simple, think about your kids kids kids. Like your son having a son having a son having a son.

And also, whenever I look at healthy fit successful men in their 60s and 70s and even 80s… I have a ray of hope. It’s like me, maybe gray hair, the silver wolf, Budweiser stronger more intelligent more sexy?

I’m the giga chad!

There’s a funny meme going around about the GigaChad, it’s like somebody who is like the most masculine guy of all time times a 1000.

The vision is essentially a man, with a very very slim waist, with an insanely jacked demigod upper body lower body, and jacked chiseled face.

Obviously the Russian bodybuilder is not a good model because he’s probably taking all the steroids on the planet. Yet this is obviously possible without steroids;

Intermittent fasting no breakfast no lunch, just a 100% carnivore dinner, try to have 4 to 5 pounds of beef meat, lamb, ground beef, 8020, beef ribs, beef liver organ meats etc. 

Financial independence, retire early

So this is a big thought; retire early.

How to 10x your income 

So this is a big; if I could guarantee you right now that you could instantly turn your income, wouldn’t you do it? Of course!

So it seems that the first easy strategy is to simply think of your income like 10 X.

For example, if you’re being paid like $20 an hour, assuming that you’re on the bitcoin standard, you’re essentially being paid like $200 an hour!

How to save money

Then the calculus becomes interesting; your impetus to saving money becomes predicated on the fact that anything you buy today, could cost you 10 X in four years.

For example that 50 bucks you drop on that thing, will be worth 500 bucks. Or that hundred dollars you put on that thing, will be worth $1000. Or even worse, that thousand dollar thing that thousand dollar iPhone will cost you $10,000 within 4 years!

Accretive or dilutive? 

So then this becomes the big idea; think accretive vs dilutive.

The smart strategy and goal is to become a creative not dilutive.

Gas

I will scream this until I get hoarse; think of gas, never ever ever own or drive or acquire a vehicle which requires premium gas.

It’s almost like voluntarily putting a leech on yourself or your healthy child, or bleeding your child to death.

For example if I could tell you that you can voluntarily take your healthy firstborn son, and bleed a pint of blood out of him every single day, would you do it? Of course not!

If we think about money in capital like economic blood, think the same thing.

You want to be accretive not dilutive.

What is accretive?

I have a funny theory, is that if you want to become the GigaChad the ultimate investor or whatever, you must make your body like a demigod.

So a very simple thought is a very very simple thing that could be accretive is muscle. 

For example, you lift heavy stuff, you lift heavy weights, in the evening you eat 5 to 6 pounds of beef, obviously you’re going to accrete muscle, skeletal muscle mass. 

And once again, 100% carnivore diet here, all meat no filler.

You do not need carbs

A lot of pseudo-scientific fitness people think that you need to consume sugar carbohydrates to accrete muscle.  this is all built upon a platform of flimsy knowledge, written mostly by people who are on steroids.

I have proven, and I am a very normal human being, that at around a body weight of maybe 160 pounds, a human being can lift 1000 pounds, while fasted, while not consuming any protein powder, steroids or whatever, can do it. And obviously I’ve built a lot of muscle mass, simply by following 100% carnivore died, all meat no carbs no sugars no starches.

I almost wonder if meat is like bitcoin. All killer no filler.

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