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The ethos & aesthetics and philosophy of power

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PHILOSOPHY BY KIM

IDEAS BY KIM

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

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As of January 2025, Toyota and Lexus have introduced several new vehicles, many of which share platforms within their respective lineups. Here’s an overview of these models and the platforms they utilize:

Toyota:

1. 2025 Toyota 4Runner:

• Platform: Built on the TNGA-F body-on-frame platform, which it shares with models like the Toyota Tacoma, Tundra, Land Cruiser, and Sequoia.

2. Toyota Urban Cruiser (Electric):

• Platform: Developed in collaboration with Suzuki, this compact SUV shares its platform with Suzuki’s E Vitara.

Lexus:

1. 2025 Lexus TX:

• Platform: Utilizes the TNGA-K platform, common among models like the Lexus RX, ES, and Toyota Highlander.

2. 2025 Lexus GX:

• Platform: Shares the TNGA-F platform with the Toyota Land Cruiser, emphasizing its off-road capabilities.

3. 2025 Lexus LX700h:

• Platform: Built on the updated GA-F platform, similar to the Toyota Land Cruiser, with enhancements for luxury and performance.

4. Lexus LBX:

• Platform: Based on the TNGA-B platform, shared with the Toyota Yaris Cross, marking Lexus’s entry into the subcompact luxury crossover segment.

These shared platforms allow Toyota and Lexus to streamline production and maintain consistent quality across different models, catering to a wide range of consumer preferences.

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Animal-based fabrics have been used in clothing for thousands of years, prized for their warmth, durability, and in some cases, luxury appeal. Below is an overview of the main types of animal-based textiles, their characteristics, and key considerations regarding ethics and sustainability.

1. Wool

Common Sources

• Sheep: The most common source of wool. Merino wool (from Merino sheep) is especially prized for its softness and fine fibers.

• Cashmere: Sourced from the undercoat of cashmere goats. Often known for its luxurious softness but comes at a higher price point.

• Mohair: Derived from the hair of the Angora goat. Renowned for its sheen and resilience.

• Alpaca and Llama: Soft fibers with warmth comparable to sheep’s wool, often found in South American textiles.

• Angora: Comes from Angora rabbits. Extremely soft but also controversial due to animal welfare concerns.

Key Characteristics

• Insulating and breathable: Wool fibers trap air, providing warmth yet allowing moisture to escape.

• Elasticity and resilience: Wool doesn’t wrinkle easily and can retain its shape.

• Care: Generally requires more delicate washing (often hand-wash or dry-clean).

Ethical & Sustainability Considerations

• Animal welfare: Practices like mulesing (for sheep) or inhumane handling (especially for Angora rabbits) can be controversial. Look for certifications like the Responsible Wool Standard (RWS).

• Environmental impact: Wool is a renewable resource, but land use and farming practices vary widely.

2. Silk

Source

• Silkworm cocoons (most commonly from the Bombyx mori moth).

Key Characteristics

• Lightweight and breathable: Ideal for luxury garments, scarves, and delicate apparel.

• Natural sheen: Highly prized aesthetic.

• Strength: Surprisingly strong for such a lightweight fiber.

• Care: Usually requires dry-cleaning or gentle hand-washing due to its delicate nature.

Ethical & Sustainability Considerations

• Sericulture: Traditional silk production kills the silkworm inside its cocoon. “Peace silk” or “Ahimsa silk” aims to minimize harm by allowing moths to emerge before harvesting the fibers.

• Environmental impact: Mulberry trees needed for feeding silkworms can be sustainably grown, but the process is labor-intensive. Look for certifications like Global Organic Textile Standard (GOTS) if available.

3. Fur

Common Sources

• Mink, fox, rabbits, chinchillas, and others.

Key Characteristics

• Insulation and softness: Fur is extremely warm and luxurious.

• Aesthetic appeal: Historically a symbol of luxury.

• Durability: With proper care, fur garments can last for many years.

Ethical & Sustainability Considerations

• Animal welfare: Fur farming often faces criticism due to cramped living conditions and inhumane killing methods. Wild fur trapping raises concerns about impact on ecosystems.

• Environmental impact: Processing fur involves chemicals for tanning and preservation.

• Alternatives: Faux fur has improved in quality but brings its own environmental issues (microplastics, synthetic materials).

4. Leather (and Suede)

Common Sources

• Cows, sheep, goats, pigs: Byproducts of the meat industry.

• Exotic leathers: Crocodile, snake, ostrich—higher-end but very controversial.

• Fish leather: Emerging alternative, made from waste byproduct of the fishing industry.

Key Characteristics

• Durability: Sturdy, long-lasting material.

• Versatility: Used for jackets, bags, shoes, belts, and more.

• Comfort: Conforms to the wearer over time.

Ethical & Sustainability Considerations

• Animal welfare: Often tied to industrial farming. Exotic leathers raise special concerns about endangered species and illegal poaching.

• Environmental impact: Tanning processes can be chemical-heavy, though vegetable-tanned and chrome-free methods are more eco-conscious.

• Certifications: The Leather Working Group (LWG) audits tanneries for environmental best practices.

5. Down and Feathers

Common Sources

• Ducks and geese: Down is the soft layer of feathers found closest to the bird’s skin, primarily from the chest region.

Key Characteristics

• Excellent insulation: Highly compressible and lightweight, used in jackets, comforters, sleeping bags, etc.

• Longevity: High-quality down can maintain loft and warmth for years if properly cared for.

Ethical & Sustainability Considerations

• Live-plucking: Highly controversial and inhumane if birds are plucked while alive.

• Responsible sourcing: Look for the Responsible Down Standard (RDS) or Global Traceable Down Standard (Global TDS).

6. Shearling

Source

• Sheepskin with the wool still attached.

Key Characteristics

• Warmth: The attached wool provides insulation, making it popular for coats, boots (like Uggs), and linings.

• Softness and comfort.

Ethical & Sustainability Considerations

• Byproduct of meat industry: Shearling typically comes from sheep that are also used for meat. Ensuring ethical farming practices is key.

• Environmental impact: Like leather, tanning processes can pose significant environmental challenges.

Moving Toward Ethical and Sustainable Use

1. Certifications & Standards

• Responsible Wool Standard (RWS): Promotes animal welfare and sustainable land management in wool supply chains.

• Responsible Down Standard (RDS) or Global TDS: Ensures birds are not live-plucked or force-fed.

• Leather Working Group (LWG): Audits tanneries and aims to reduce the environmental impact of leather production.

2. Traceability

• Brands and consumers increasingly demand transparent supply chains to ensure materials are ethically and sustainably sourced.

3. Alternatives

• Vegan leathers: Derived from materials like pineapple fibers (Piñatex), mushrooms (Mylo), or cactus.

• Plant-based or recycled “wool-like”: Recycled polyester or cotton blends that mimic wool’s warmth and texture.

• Faux fur: Synthetic alternatives that replicate the look and feel of real fur, though they come with environmental trade-offs such as microplastics.

4. Buying Less, Buying Better

• One of the most sustainable practices is to purchase high-quality, long-lasting garments and accessories. Proper care and maintenance can extend the life of animal-based fabrics, reducing waste.

Conclusion

Animal-based fabrics—wool, silk, fur, leather, down, and others—each have unique properties prized by the fashion industry. They can offer warmth, durability, and luxury but also pose ethical and environmental challenges. As consumer awareness grows, responsible sourcing, transparent supply chains, and improved animal welfare standards are becoming central topics in the textile world. If you choose to wear animal-based materials, looking for relevant certifications and properly caring for your garments can help reduce environmental impact and support more humane practices.

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The great man ethics

Aesthetics

Don’t argue , the great man doesn’t argue

Don’t argue 

The number of miles covered by 30,000 steps depends on your stride length. On average:

• For a person with an average stride length of 2.5 feet (common for most adults), 30,000 steps equals about 14.2 miles.

• If the stride length is shorter, such as 2.2 feet (often for shorter individuals), it equals about 12.5 miles.

• If the stride length is longer, such as 2.8 feet (for taller individuals), it equals about 15.9 miles.

Would you like help estimating your stride length for a more accurate conversion?

Predator or Prey? ALPHA ETHICS

Predator or Prey?

So in life, do you desire to be predator or prey? 

Anger

So this is a big thing, if you see some asshole smoking or if you’re playing at the park with your kid and you see somebody about to light up a cigarette, maybe we had the courage to ask him to not smoke here or there to ask them to smoke somewhere else. So I think this is a big thing; Almost like 100% of real life daily life, there is nothing which requires physical courage.

For example, almost never will you ever get into a physical fist fight with anybody. The only perhaps downsides you could experience or suffer is like verbal arguments, getting your blood pressure and adrenaline up etc.

What if aggression were virtuous?

In modern day society we are taught that aggression is not to be done. Almost everything in life and society trains us to be non-aggressive.

For example, all laws ethics and morality, it is like 100% towards non aggression.

Now the downside of this is that I do believe that there is some cases where acting aggressively is a virtue. If anything, I think the best way to develop yourself is to rethink and reconsider ethics morality etc. Beyond good and evil, beyond good and bad, do you think more critically about things.

Eagle vs Lamb

Is the eagle evil? For eating the delicious lamb? No. And also this is a big thing… Does the eagle have a bad conscience about eating the lamb? Similarly speaking, no!

Yet the tricky thing is in this world, we are taught and trained that in fact, it is more virtuous to be the Lamb than the eagle.

Now this makes sense because you can’t have a bunch of eagles running the show. You can’t have a bunch of high testosterone alpha males jostling for position all the time. Society would probably collapse.

And therefore, if you think critically about this, what that then means is that you need to teach yourself to become more alpha.

Bitcoin is the alpha asset

Assuming that you’re an alpha male, I am. I don’t think I’ve ever met a real life human being in the flesh, who is more alpha than me. In fact my whole life ever since I was a kid, my desire and desired outcome was always to become more alpha than the rest.

For example, I think I’m pretty happy that I was born very very tall, around 5 foot 11. I have never been shy about my height. I have met people who are taller than me of course, but because I myself already feel like I am the “tall” category, this has never been an issue.

Also I suppose the gratitude of being born Korean Korean American, Asian American and states is that once again, I’ve never had some sort of inferiority complex, because all the schools I went to were mostly Asian American dominated. I was part of the dominant minority. 

Also being born a man. The truth is in society, men will always be more alpha than women. Why? Physical size strength, aggressiveness and testosterone. Certainly it is a good thing to seek more equality between the sexes, in the workplace and economic opportunities etc., But when it comes down to it… Alpha wins. 

America is Alpha

America is Alpha, the US dollar is the alpha currency. There is no second best. Nobody wants a Chinese yuan, KRW or euro or British pound.

The same thing goes with metals; we only want gold. Nobody wants silver.

Also the same thing with bitcoin. Everyone wants bitcoin, nobody cares for Ethereum or anything else. I think the only thing is honestly, everybody in Ethereum community has a small dick envy of bitcoin. In 1 trillion years, Ethereum will never never never ever ever ever Supersede bitcoin. It is just not possible from a physics perspective.

Never trade the best for second best

So assuming that you have the best, the best capital the best stuff the best wealth etc., why would you ever trade it for the second best? 

Also on the collary, isn’t also the virtuous goal to choose the second best and convert it to the first best? 

Convert all of your fiat currency in capital to bitcoin

So I thought there’s a very very long time ago, the basic idea is that the smart strategy is take all of your fiat currency and all of your weak ass assets and converted to the strong assets which is bitcoin.

I thought this about like four years ago, so if you were to Amazon Apple Facebook Google meadow whatever, and assuming that you converted all your income into bitcoin, you could have retired at least 10 times over.

Now what is the big issue here? We millennials we have so much economic and financial power now, yet we are all scared. Essentially we have been beaten into submission; when we were children growing up we were told that we could do anything become anything etc., but now that we have become adults, the biggest issue is that we have become complacent, weak, maybe we drive some sort of entry-level Audi, Tesla, whatever… We have pretty good salaries at a big tech company, and we no longer have a desire nor reason to invest investigate bitcoin or invest in it.

I asked my friend Marcus in Seattle this, several years ago whether people in Seattle were interested in bitcoin or crypto or not and he said no because they didn’t really have a need to know because everyone there who is already working for Microsoft is already making good money and therefore as a consequence, they don’t have a need to know. 

Bitcoin Deus ex machina

So the way I was able to rediscover bitcoin was moving to LA, with the absurdly high cost-of-living. $3200 USD a month for rent in a two bedroom one bath nice apartment.  note, when we are living in Hanoi Vietnam in 2017 we only paid $320 a month in rent. Literally, we 10’xd our expenses for living after moving to America. 

The goal should be to do the exact opposite, to reduce your expenses by 10 X.

What’s the issue here

Take a leap of faith, take the risk.

ERIC

JUST RISK IT!

EK BLOG >

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Dream 1

Predator or Prey?

So in life, do you desire to be predator or prey? 

Anger

So this is a big thing, if you see some asshole smoking or if you’re playing at the park with your kid and you see somebody about to light up a cigarette, maybe we had the courage to ask him to not smoke here or there to ask them to smoke somewhere else. So I think this is a big thing; Almost like 100% of real life daily life, there is nothing which requires physical courage.

For example, almost never will you ever get into a physical fist fight with anybody. The only perhaps downsides you could experience or suffer is like verbal arguments, getting your blood pressure and adrenaline up etc.

What if aggression were virtuous?

In modern day society we are taught that aggression is not to be done. Almost everything in life and society trains us to be non-aggressive.

For example, all laws ethics and morality, it is like 100% towards non aggression.

Now the downside of this is that I do believe that there is some cases where acting aggressively is a virtue. If anything, I think the best way to develop yourself is to rethink and reconsider ethics morality etc. Beyond good and evil, beyond good and bad, do you think more critically about things.

Eagle vs Lamb

Is the eagle evil? For eating the delicious lamb? No. And also this is a big thing… Does the eagle have a bad conscience about eating the lamb? Similarly speaking, no!

Yet the tricky thing is in this world, we are taught and trained that in fact, it is more virtuous to be the Lamb than the eagle.

Now this makes sense because you can’t have a bunch of eagles running the show. You can’t have a bunch of high testosterone alpha males jostling for position all the time. Society would probably collapse.

And therefore, if you think critically about this, what that then means is that you need to teach yourself to become more alpha.

Bitcoin is the alpha asset

Assuming that you’re an alpha male, I am. I don’t think I’ve ever met a real life human being in the flesh, who is more alpha than me. In fact my whole life ever since I was a kid, my desire and desired outcome was always to become more alpha than the rest.

For example, I think I’m pretty happy that I was born very very tall, around 5 foot 11. I have never been shy about my height. I have met people who are taller than me of course, but because I myself already feel like I am the “tall” category, this has never been an issue.

Also I suppose the gratitude of being born Korean Korean American, Asian American and states is that once again, I’ve never had some sort of inferiority complex, because all the schools I went to were mostly Asian American dominated. I was part of the dominant minority. 

Also being born a man. The truth is in society, men will always be more alpha than women. Why? Physical size strength, aggressiveness and testosterone. Certainly it is a good thing to seek more equality between the sexes, in the workplace and economic opportunities etc., But when it comes down to it… Alpha wins. 

America is Alpha

America is Alpha, the US dollar is the alpha currency. There is no second best. Nobody wants a Chinese yuan, KRW or euro or British pound.

The same thing goes with metals; we only want gold. Nobody wants silver.

Also the same thing with bitcoin. Everyone wants bitcoin, nobody cares for Ethereum or anything else. I think the only thing is honestly, everybody in Ethereum community has a small dick envy of bitcoin. In 1 trillion years, Ethereum will never never never ever ever ever Supersede bitcoin. It is just not possible from a physics perspective.

Never trade the best for second best

So assuming that you have the best, the best capital the best stuff the best wealth etc., why would you ever trade it for the second best? 

Also on the collary, isn’t also the virtuous goal to choose the second best and convert it to the first best? 

Convert all of your fiat currency in capital to bitcoin

So I thought there’s a very very long time ago, the basic idea is that the smart strategy is take all of your fiat currency and all of your weak ass assets and converted to the strong assets which is bitcoin.

I thought this about like four years ago, so if you were to Amazon Apple Facebook Google meadow whatever, and assuming that you converted all your income into bitcoin, you could have retired at least 10 times over.

Now what is the big issue here? We millennials we have so much economic and financial power now, yet we are all scared. Essentially we have been beaten into submission; when we were children growing up we were told that we could do anything become anything etc., but now that we have become adults, the biggest issue is that we have become complacent, weak, maybe we drive some sort of entry-level Audi, Tesla, whatever… We have pretty good salaries at a big tech company, and we no longer have a desire nor reason to invest investigate bitcoin or invest in it.

I asked my friend Marcus in Seattle this, several years ago whether people in Seattle were interested in bitcoin or crypto or not and he said no because they didn’t really have a need to know because everyone there who is already working for Microsoft is already making good money and therefore as a consequence, they don’t have a need to know. 

Bitcoin Deus ex machina

So the way I was able to rediscover bitcoin was moving to LA, with the absurdly high cost-of-living. $3200 USD a month for rent in a two bedroom one bath nice apartment.  note, when we are living in Hanoi Vietnam in 2017 we only paid $320 a month in rent. Literally, we 10’xd our expenses for living after moving to America. 

The goal should be to do the exact opposite, to reduce your expenses by 10 X.

What’s the issue here

Take a leap of faith, take the risk.

ERIC

JUST RISK IT!

EK BLOG >

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I’m feeling like a trap god?

GGOB CCHANG! Beef intestines!

So in life, do you desire to be predator or prey?

Anger

So this is a big thing, if you see some asshole smoking or if you’re playing at the park with your kid and you see somebody about to light up a cigarette, maybe we had the courage to ask him to not smoke here or there to ask them to smoke somewhere else. So I think this is a big thing; Almost like 100% of real life daily life, there is nothing which requires physical courage.

For example, almost never will you ever get into a physical fist fight with anybody. The only perhaps downsides you could experience or suffer is like verbal arguments, getting your blood pressure and adrenaline up etc.

What if aggression were virtuous?

In modern day society we are taught that aggression is not to be done. Almost everything in life and society trains us to be non-aggressive.

For example, all laws ethics and morality, it is like 100% towards non aggression.

Now the downside of this is that I do believe that there is some cases where acting aggressively is a virtue. If anything, I think the best way to develop yourself is to rethink and reconsider ethics morality etc. Beyond good and evil, beyond good and bad, do you think more critically about things.

Eagle vs Lamb

Is the eagle evil? For eating the delicious lamb? No. And also this is a big thing… Does the eagle have a bad conscience about eating the lamb? Similarly speaking, no!

Yet the tricky thing is in this world, we are taught and trained that in fact, it is more virtuous to be the Lamb than the eagle.

Now this makes sense because you can’t have a bunch of eagles running the show. You can’t have a bunch of high testosterone alpha males jostling for position all the time. Society would probably collapse.

And therefore, if you think critically about this, what that then means is that you need to teach yourself to become more alpha.

Bitcoin is the alpha asset

Assuming that you’re an alpha male, I am. I don’t think I’ve ever met a real life human being in the flesh, who is more alpha than me. In fact my whole life ever since I was a kid, my desire and desired outcome was always to become more alpha than the rest.

For example, I think I’m pretty happy that I was born very very tall, around 5 foot 11. I have never been shy about my height. I have met people who are taller than me of course, but because I myself already feel like I am the “tall” category, this has never been an issue.

Also I suppose the gratitude of being born Korean Korean American, Asian American and states is that once again, I’ve never had some sort of inferiority complex, because all the schools I went to were mostly Asian American dominated. I was part of the dominant minority. 

Also being born a man. The truth is in society, men will always be more alpha than women. Why? Physical size strength, aggressiveness and testosterone. Certainly it is a good thing to seek more equality between the sexes, in the workplace and economic opportunities etc., But when it comes down to it… Alpha wins. 

America is Alpha

America is Alpha, the US dollar is the alpha currency. There is no second best. Nobody wants a Chinese yuan, KRW or euro or British pound.

The same thing goes with metals; we only want gold. Nobody wants silver.

Also the same thing with bitcoin. Everyone wants bitcoin, nobody cares for Ethereum or anything else. I think the only thing is honestly, everybody in Ethereum community has a small dick envy of bitcoin. In 1 trillion years, Ethereum will never never never ever ever ever Supersede bitcoin. It is just not possible from a physics perspective.

Never trade the best for second best

So assuming that you have the best, the best capital the best stuff the best wealth etc., why would you ever trade it for the second best? 

Also on the collary, isn’t also the virtuous goal to choose the second best and convert it to the first best? 

Convert all of your fiat currency in capital to bitcoin

So I thought there’s a very very long time ago, the basic idea is that the smart strategy is take all of your fiat currency and all of your weak ass assets and converted to the strong assets which is bitcoin.

I thought this about like four years ago, so if you were to Amazon Apple Facebook Google meadow whatever, and assuming that you converted all your income into bitcoin, you could have retired at least 10 times over.

Now what is the big issue here? We millennials we have so much economic and financial power now, yet we are all scared. Essentially we have been beaten into submission; when we were children growing up we were told that we could do anything become anything etc., but now that we have become adults, the biggest issue is that we have become complacent, weak, maybe we drive some sort of entry-level Audi, Tesla, whatever… We have pretty good salaries at a big tech company, and we no longer have a desire nor reason to invest investigate bitcoin or invest in it.

I asked my friend Marcus in Seattle this, several years ago whether people in Seattle were interested in bitcoin or crypto or not and he said no because they didn’t really have a need to know because everyone there who is already working for Microsoft is already making good money and therefore as a consequence, they don’t have a need to know. 

Bitcoin Deus ex machina

So the way I was able to rediscover bitcoin was moving to LA, with the absurdly high cost-of-living. $3200 USD a month for rent in a two bedroom one bath nice apartment.  note, when we are living in Hanoi Vietnam in 2017 we only paid $320 a month in rent. Literally, we 10’xd our expenses for living after moving to America. 

The goal should be to do the exact opposite, to reduce your expenses by 10 X.

What’s the issue here

Take a leap of faith, take the risk.

ERIC

JUST RISK IT!

EK BLOG >

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So in life, do you desire to be predator or prey?

Anger

So this is a big thing, if you see some asshole smoking or if you’re playing at the park with your kid and you see somebody about to light up a cigarette, maybe we had the courage to ask him to not smoke here or there to ask them to smoke somewhere else. So I think this is a big thing; Almost like 100% of real life daily life, there is nothing which requires physical courage. For example, almost never will you ever get into a physical fist fight with anybody. The only perhaps downsides you could experience or suffer is like verbal arguments, getting your blood pressure and adrenaline up etc.

Modern day society we are taught that aggression is not to be done. Almost everything in life and society trains us to be non-aggressive.

For example, all laws ethics and morality, it is like 100% towards non aggression.

Now the downside of this is that I do believe that there is some cases where acting aggressively is a virtue. If anything, I think the best way to develop yourself is to rethink and reconsider ethics morality etc. Beyond good and evil, beyond good and bad, do you think more critically about things.

Eagle vs Lamb

Is the eagle evil? For eating the delicious lamb? No. And also this is a big thing… Does the eagle have a bad conscience about eating the lamb? Similarly speaking, no!

Yet the tricky thing is in this world, we are taught and trained that in fact, it is more virtuous to be the Lam than the eagle.

Now this makes sense because you can’t have a bunch of eagles running the show. You can’t have a bunch of high testosterone alpha males jostling for position all the time. Society would probably collapse.

And therefore, if you think critically about this, what that then means is that you need to teach yourself to become more alpha.

Bitcoin is the alpha asset

Assuming that you’re an alpha male, I am. I don’t think I’ve ever met a real life human being in the flesh, who is more alpha than me. In fact my whole life ever since I was a kid, my desire and desired outcome was always to become more alpha than the rest.

For example, I think I’m pretty happy that I was born very very tall, around 5 foot 11. I have never been shy about my height. I have met people who are taller than me of course, but because I myself already feel like I am the “tall” category, this has never been an issue.

Also I suppose the gratitude of being born Korean Korean American, Asian American and states is that once again, I’ve never had some sort of inferiority complex, because all the schools I went to were mostly Asian American dominated. I was part of the dominant minority. 

Also being born a man. The truth is in society, men will always be more alpha than women. Why? Physical size strength, aggressiveness and testosterone. Certainly it is a good thing to seek more equality between the sexes, in the workplace and economic opportunities etc., But when it comes down to it… Alpha wins. 

America is Alpha

America is Alpha, the US dollar is the alpha currency. There is no second best. Nobody wants a Chinese yuan, KRW or euro or British pound.

The same thing goes with metals; we only want gold. Nobody wants silver.

Also the same thing with bitcoin. Everyone wants bitcoin, nobody cares for Ethereum or anything else. I think the only thing is honestly, everybody in Ethereum community has a small dick envy of bitcoin. In 1 trillion years, Ethereum will never never never ever ever ever Supersede bitcoin. It is just not possible from a physics perspective.

Never trade the best for second best

So assuming that you have the best, the best capital the best stuff the best wealth etc., why would you ever trade it for the second best? 

Also on the collary, isn’t also the virtuous goal to choose the second best and convert it to the first best? 

Convert all of your fiat currency in capital to bitcoin

So I thought there’s a very very long time ago, the basic idea is that the smart strategy is take all of your fiat currency and all of your weak ass assets and converted to the strong assets which is bitcoin.

I thought this about like four years ago, so if you were to Amazon Apple Facebook Google meadow whatever, and assuming that you converted all your income into bitcoin, you could have retired at least 10 times over.

Now what is the big issue here? We millennials we have so much economic and financial power now, yet we are all scared. Essentially we have been beaten into submission; when we were children growing up we were told that we could do anything become anything etc., but now that we have become adults, the biggest issue is that we have become complacent, weak, maybe we drive some sort of entry-level Audi, Tesla, whatever… We have pretty good salaries at a big tech company, and we no longer have a desire nor reason to invest investigate bitcoin or invest in it.

I asked my friend Marcus in Seattle this, several years ago whether people in Seattle were interested in bitcoin or crypto or not and he said no because they didn’t really have a need to know because everyone there who is already working for Microsoft is already making good money and therefore as a consequence, they don’t have a need to know. 

Bitcoin Deus ex machina

So the way I was able to rediscover bitcoin was moving to LA, with the absurdly high cost-of-living. $3200 USD a month for rent in a two bedroom one bath nice apartment.  note, when we are living in Hanoi Vietnam in 2017 we only paid $320 a month in rent. Literally, we 10’xd our expenses for living after moving to America. 

The goal should be to do the exact opposite, to reduce your expenses by 10 X.

what’s the issue here

Take a leap of faith, take the risk.

ERIC

Great stage, early stage capitalism?

Never stop reinventing yourself, never stop re-Renaissance yourself

Never lonely

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Predator or prey?

So in life, do you desire to be predator or prey? 

Anger

So this is a big thing, if you see some asshole smoking or if you’re playing at the park with your kid and you see somebody about to light up a cigarette, maybe we had the courage to ask him to not smoke here or there to ask them to smoke somewhere else. So I think this is a big thing; Almost like 100% of real life daily life, there is nothing which requires physical courage. For example, almost never will you ever get into a physical fist fight with anybody. The only perhaps downsides you could experience or suffer is like verbal arguments, getting your blood pressure and adrenaline up etc.

Modern day society we are taught that aggression is not to be done. Almost everything in life and society trains us to be non-aggressive.

For example, all laws ethics and morality, it is like 100% towards non aggression.

Now the downside of this is that I do believe that there is some cases where acting aggressively is a virtue. If anything, I think the best way to develop yourself is to rethink and reconsider ethics morality etc. Beyond good and evil, beyond good and bad, do you think more critically about things.

Eagle vs Lamb

Is the eagle evil? For eating the delicious lamb? No. And also this is a big thing… Does the eagle have a bad conscience about eating the lamb? Similarly speaking, no!

Yet the tricky thing is in this world, we are taught and trained that in fact, it is more virtuous to be the Lam than the eagle.

Now this makes sense because you can’t have a bunch of eagles running the show. You can’t have a bunch of high testosterone alpha males jostling for position all the time. Society would probably collapse.

And therefore, if you think critically about this, what that then means is that you need to teach yourself to become more alpha.

Bitcoin is the alpha asset

Assuming that you’re an alpha male, I am. I don’t think I’ve ever met a real life human being in the flesh, who is more alpha than me. In fact my whole life ever since I was a kid, my desire and desired outcome was always to become more alpha than the rest.

For example, I think I’m pretty happy that I was born very very tall, around 5 foot 11. I have never been shy about my height. I have met people who are taller than me of course, but because I myself already feel like I am the “tall” category, this has never been an issue.

Also I suppose the gratitude of being born Korean Korean American, Asian American and states is that once again, I’ve never had some sort of inferiority complex, because all the schools I went to were mostly Asian American dominated. I was part of the dominant minority. 

Also being born a man. The truth is in society, men will always be more alpha than women. Why? Physical size strength, aggressiveness and testosterone. Certainly it is a good thing to seek more equality between the sexes, in the workplace and economic opportunities etc., But when it comes down to it… Alpha wins. 

America is Alpha

America is Alpha, the US dollar is the alpha currency. There is no second best. Nobody wants a Chinese yuan, KRW or euro or British pound.

The same thing goes with metals; we only want gold. Nobody wants silver.

Also the same thing with bitcoin. Everyone wants bitcoin, nobody cares for Ethereum or anything else. I think the only thing is honestly, everybody in Ethereum community has a small dick envy of bitcoin. In 1 trillion years, Ethereum will never never never ever ever ever Supersede bitcoin. It is just not possible from a physics perspective.

Never trade the best for second best

So assuming that you have the best, the best capital the best stuff the best wealth etc., why would you ever trade it for the second best? 

Also on the collary, isn’t also the virtuous goal to choose the second best and convert it to the first best? 

Convert all of your fiat currency in capital to bitcoin

So I thought there’s a very very long time ago, the basic idea is that the smart strategy is take all of your fiat currency and all of your weak ass assets and converted to the strong assets which is bitcoin.

I thought this about like four years ago, so if you were to Amazon Apple Facebook Google meadow whatever, and assuming that you converted all your income into bitcoin, you could have retired at least 10 times over.

Now what is the big issue here? We millennials we have so much economic and financial power now, yet we are all scared. Essentially we have been beaten into submission; when we were children growing up we were told that we could do anything become anything etc., but now that we have become adults, the biggest issue is that we have become complacent, weak, maybe we drive some sort of entry-level Audi, Tesla, whatever… We have pretty good salaries at a big tech company, and we no longer have a desire nor reason to invest investigate bitcoin or invest in it.

I asked my friend Marcus in Seattle this, several years ago whether people in Seattle were interested in bitcoin or crypto or not and he said no because they didn’t really have a need to know because everyone there who is already working for Microsoft is already making good money and therefore as a consequence, they don’t have a need to know. 

Bitcoin Deus ex machina

So the way I was able to rediscover bitcoin was moving to LA, with the absurdly high cost-of-living. $3200 USD a month for rent in a two bedroom one bath nice apartment.  note, when we are living in Hanoi Vietnam in 2017 we only paid $320 a month in rent. Literally, we 10’xd our expenses for living after moving to America. 

The goal should be to do the exact opposite, to reduce your expenses by 10 X.

what’s the issue here

Take a leap of faith, take the risk.

ERIC

How to become more alpha than alpha?

1. Get your testosterone up
2. Walk more?
3. Consume more red meat, maximum red meat consumption?

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Ghetto or beautiful

Bigger ambitions greater ambitions

More thoughts

So some additional thoughts; yeah like always be outside, maximum walking and movement etc.

 Choose the capital city

For example, Saigon is number one in Vietnam. Tokyo is number one, Seoul and Gangnam is number one.  in America, Manhattan is number one for economics.

Capital, capital city, capital,,, capitalism

There can only be one cap, one head, one dominant thing.

iPhone or nothing

For smartphones there is no second best. iPhone or nothing.

Tesla or nothing

Also with cars and electric cars, Tesla or nothing. There’s no second best.

Lamborghini or nothing

For maximum flex factor, Lamborghini or nothing. There is no second best.

the happiest city in America

Maybe Culver City, Los Angeles California?

rolls Royce or nothing

For maximum luxury comfort car Rolls-Royce or nothing.

the best you has yet to come

This is the ultimate optimistic thought.

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Be, become #1

switch it up!

Not too much, not too little?
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Ideal ratio


Once you got the best, sick with the best, don’t experiment with the second best?

The number one blogger alive? 

Perhaps my joy is that I am the greatest living blogger?

The blogging goat!

how why

First, Osborne in 1988, and when I was a kid growing up, blogging first exploded when I was a teenager, and also later in high school in college.

For example, there is little doubt that I am the number 1 Greatest street photography blogger of all time. After that, I might be also than the number one greatest individual photography blogger alive. Then after that, I then believe myself to be the greatest blogger alive, The best blogger alive.

Why? There has been nobody else as materially successful as myself,  nobody with as much chutzpah, talent insight wisdom and sexiness, and fun! 

Certainly I know of no living blogger who has more impressive muscles than myself, and can also lift 1000 pounds.

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why blogging is still the future

Country to popular belief, ChatGPT, and now ChatGPT search might be the greatest boon for us individuals.

First, I thought about ChatGPT in ChatGPT search is that it is now Google on steroids. I find ChatGPT search like 1 trillion times better than Google search because it cuts through the clutter and advertisements, it is the ultimate game changer. Only reason people still use Google and Google search is that it is integrated into Safari chrome and our search engines, but, it will only be a matter of time before Apple integrates ChatGPT search directly into Safari, getting rid of Google. 

What I find truly fascinating is that ChatGPT can search through huge bodies of text, and drive and extract meaning out of it quickly efficiently and intelligently.

For example, I am like 1 trillion times confident that there has been no other blogger on the planet who has posted as many blog posts as I have, nor generated that much text and information.

ChatGPT search then becomes my second brain; if I forgot whether I have written something or not, I just search it on ChatGPT and I could find it. And it is fun, because ChatGPT has already been trained on millions of character characters by ERIC KIM, it knows my voice in style, and for the most part has captured about 80% of my writing style.

For example just try it out, tell ChatGPT to write something in the voice of ERIC KIM, it knows me.

just ChatGPT me!

I gave away and I stopped using business cards along time ago. For a long time my new calling card became “just google me!”

Now, the new motto is “just ChatGPT me!”

Google can be gamed, ChatGPT cannot.

There is no second best AI

ChatGPT is like 1 trillion times ahead of anything else. Google Gemini sucks.

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all I desire is more vigor and strength? 

Maybe now, maybe I should stop trying so hard to just keep infinitely adding muscle, rather more bigger or energy strength, propensity to move and walk and carry Seneca.

Steel > Iron

I recently got these 50 kg calibrated steel weightlifting plates, I effing love them.

That’s about 110 pounds a plate, condensed into a very very relatively slim body.

If you have never lifted 110 pound plate before, or a 50 kg calibrated steel plate before, you’ll probably be very shocked on how heavy it is. And how dense it is.

So for example, steal for the most part is that Apex strong thing that we got. You make skyscraper out of steel, not iron.

Iron is certainly cheaper than steel, but steel is better and superior.

For example for a long time, when I was considering upgrading my set up for my off the grid gym, I contemplated for almost a year whether I should purchase iron plates or steel plates. I held out for almost a year, and then finally when I made a shitload of money off of microstrategy stock,  about $240,000 USD from an initial seed investment of $150k (essentially I made like $240,000 of free money because I have not yet dipped into my capital investment), I decided to reward myself by buying and purchasing the 250 kg steel plates, I think each steel plate was like $300 or $350 USD each.  and it is kind of insane I made that $242,000 USD in only about three months! Thank you Michael Saylor!

So I suppose the best idea and strategy is to never ever ever ever ever compromise for the second best. Hold out, save and invest for the best!

Why do we want a second best?

I think the only reason why we might want a second best is that everyone likes to root for the underdog. For example, when I was a kid everyone wanted a Nike but Adidas was far cheaper so I just bought Adidas. Also, everyone wanted the iPhone but I just bought an android instead.

But time tells and time shows. Even with cryptocurrency, I messed around with a bunch of stuff before I finally settled on 100% bitcoin. And this has been the winning strategy.

Even with finding the ideal life partner, I was insanely picky with women, until I found perfection in Cindy in college. With your spouse there is no second best.  And looking at Seneca, I rate him as a number one greatest child of all time on the planet. I could die happy knowing that I had him.

what is a “brand”?

A brand is just like a mental shortcut? 

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Capital, capital investment?

Invest for growth?

Nobody or nothing is evil

Typically we think of evil things like things which are stronger and superior to us. But if you are the most alpha, the most alpha by far, then you don’t see nothing as a threat because you know you are the most alpha!

You only call things evil things which you feel threatened by.

Nothing is evil

For example, is the eagle evil? Is the sheep virtuous?

Certainly the sheep or the Lam will think that the eagle is evil, but the eagle has no notion of good or bad evil or whatever, it just loves to devour and consume the delicious lamb!

why moral or ethical pangs?

Unlearn and delete and uninstall Confucianism, today Christian morals ethics and morality from your brain in and your soul. 

Become more LA

 I almost feel like I’m the biggest swinging alpha dick in Culver City and Los Angeles because I’m the only one who has audacity to say things in real life stuff that Hollywood actors or comedians would only say on stage or in front of the big screen?

Also, I’m like the new Arnold Schwarzenegger! Nobody has jacked muscular handsome and tall as myself, and who could walk around topless without a shirt on with zero shame?

muscles are the future!

Muscles and bitcoin; the two things you could always carry with you anywhere you go!

maturity rate

There is no second best location

Being next to green Spaces. Super clutch.

Maybe it is time to invest in buying some property in Culver City, assuming that I have to wait a bit, maybe wait for four years or so for my bitcoin to appreciate.

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good decisions, bad decisions? 

It is impossible to 100% always make the best decision always but everything is just like feedback, trial and error.

Life is dynamic

Life is dynamic and never changing, why would you see some sort of perfection finality when things are always changing?

The limits of luxury

Worth your time or not?

Photo paradise

Saigon the best

podcast

To have kids and raise your kids 

What’s the purpose of food?

I think historically, it’s been to cheaply feed the masses for minimal cost. It wasn’t optimized to feed thousands of kings.

But if you’re a king, then how should you proceed?

King Morality

I will make you money

Building your own bank?

What I seek to teach others?

To show perspective and gratitude!

Breaking the $70k mark… so huge!

Sola Fide

Fit beats unfit

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The freedom to move!

Freedom is supreme!

Just keep moving! Like your feet

Reliability is king

Aesthetics art architecture experience 

Just consume everything in sight!

Supreme sublime simplicity

A virtuously hedonistic lifestyle? Which is actually more spartan in nature?

Homeostasis

Yellow & black

Limited stressors are good for you like the cold and the heat

So for example went really cold, bear with it, until you could go home and take a really really hot bath

Also… Be really really hot allow yourself maximum sun exposure in hot climate, and then you could eventually go back to your air conditioned hotel?

Skill vs strength and courage? 

What is true courage? The potential for some sort of physical damage or downside?

This is why even back in ancient Spartan times, everyone knew that archers were a bunch of pussies. You cannot have true courage unless you’re exposed to the front lines?

Beast man vs modern man

Plant man: seeks the maximum height and sunlight sunlight exposure to grow the tallest via photosynthesis?

Tragedy Porn

External source of power impute into us.

Barbecue > Hot pot

Charcoal

The elements are stimulating

Stimulus, stimuli and external stress stimulates us

Exercise as external stimuli?

Everything is permitted!

How to protect your focus

Indirect education and knowledge

The best, the most insanely supreme or nothing

 Change is good and desirable?

I aspire to be the most jacked 92-year-old?

Start with your desiridatum then work your way backwards

Dynamic and changing lifestyle

So I think a critical issue here is that a lot of people seek some sort of ideal or perfect lifestyle, which is like the summit of perfection, and then sticker with it for the rest of their lives.

However the critical issue here is that once again, this assumes that your life is static not dynamic. For example once you have a kid, certainly your life must change, for the better!

For example this time around in Saigon, now that I got four-year-old 10, I’m spending like 80% the day at the park instead of the coffee shop. And this is a positively good and desirable thing! 

So I think a critical issue here is that a lot of people seek some sort of ideal or perfect lifestyle, which is like the summit of perfection, and then sticker with it for the rest of their lives.

However the critical issue here is that once again, this assumes that your life is static not dynamic. For example once you have a kid, certainly your life must change, for the better!

For example this time around in Saigon, now that I got four-year-old 10, I’m spending like 80% the day at the park instead of the coffee shop. And this is a positively good and desirable thing!