The Art of combat entertainment

Stable

Cape, capes

He looked expensive

Mighty labor

Virgil, poetry!

To amuse you is my only wish!

We are amused

Why does my past matter , future

Good actors, great actors!

Buy your own freedom , your own liberty

Earn your keep and you can have anyone’s head

Cicero: slave to own his own slave

Kids are super in tuned!

An exciting venture!

This plan is ambitious and risky

Politics follows power

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How to Virtuously Use Your Time and Your Life

Simpler smaller is better?

SCALE.

Battle of the most stubborn?

Get rid of the third parties

RHINO

 Get rid of the middleman!

Get everything printed out

Don’t trust email 

JPMorgan Chase & Co. is a publicly traded financial institution with a diverse ownership structure. As of September 30, 2024, institutional investors held approximately 71% of the company’s shares. The largest institutional shareholders include:

• Vanguard Group, Inc.: Approximately 9.4% ownership, equating to about 271 million shares.

• BlackRock Inc.: Around 6.8% ownership, holding about 196 million shares.

• State Street Corporation: Holding approximately 4.5% of shares, totaling about 126 million shares.

These asset management firms invest on behalf of their clients, making them significant stakeholders in the company.

In addition to institutional investors, company insiders own about 2.36% of JPMorgan Chase’s shares. Notable individual shareholders include:

• James S. Crown: The largest individual shareholder, owning approximately 1.26% of the company, which translates to about 35 million shares.

• Jamie Dimon: Serving as both CEO and Chairman, Dimon holds about 0.3% of the company’s shares, reflecting his significant role in the organization’s leadership.

The remaining shares are owned by retail investors and other entities, contributing to a broad and diversified ownership base.

It’s noteworthy that Jamie Dimon has been at the helm of JPMorgan Chase for over 18 years, steering the company through various economic cycles and contributing to its status as one of the world’s leading financial institutions. His leadership is often considered a pivotal factor in the company’s success and stability.

Expedia Group, Inc. is a publicly traded company listed on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol EXPE. Its ownership is primarily composed of institutional investors and company insiders. As of 2024, major institutional shareholders include Vanguard Group Inc., BlackRock Inc., and State Street Corporation, holding approximately 10.5%, 10.0%, and 7.0% of shares respectively.

Company insiders also hold significant stakes. For instance, Liberty Expedia Holdings Inc. owns about 22.91% of the company. Additionally, Barry Diller, serving as chairman and senior executive, has been a prominent figure in the company’s leadership.

In October 2024, reports emerged that Uber Technologies was exploring a potential acquisition of Expedia to diversify its revenue streams. This development led to a notable increase in Expedia’s stock price.

Rugged Luxury?

Design it Yourself 

No more cows milk for kids

Bitcoin nomad, as digital nomad 3.0?

We the new digital nomads, the new digital Spartans!

It still blows my mind, the cost of these things are so insanely stupid expensive— home single-family homes cars automobiles Teslas etc. Even iPhones, iPhone Pros — food, eating out, alcohol etc.

The true intelligent strategy is to just hoard all your money wealth capital and just travel and live abroad and be abroad?

so after using Jetpack for over like a decade, paying for it, security and back ups whatever… Suddenly like one day it’s just kind of stopped working, no longer connected to my site, not sure if this is a technical error or I violate some sort of terms and conditions or whatever, but anyways, After about 10 years, I finally just deactivated the Jetpack plug-in, with no downside! If anything ,,, my site runs faster now?

Via negativa for speed?

REMOVE, REMOVING plugins to SPEED UP your website and blog?

I think this is a big thing; if you’re new to building websites blogs, a WordPress site, typically the thought is the more plug-ins you have, the “more better” your site and blog will be and become, and also, the more plug-ins you have installed, the more optimize efficient and faster and better your website will be.

What if the opposite were true? Well like if you literally had like zero plug-ins, you would have peak performance?

Via negativa, to cut, reduce, delete, subtract or get rid of for *SUPERIOR* performance?

I think we could also apply this line of thinking to like almost everything in life:

When you’re traveling, to remove reduce weight, to get rid of stuff or decide what not to travel with is key. To overpack is a vice and for cowards and sissies.

With life, lifestyle people etc — once again, insanely EXTREME reduction is a virtue?

Wow, staying at the MERCUR, Dalat hotel resort, and wow ,,, it makes all of American seems so ghetto and backwards.

Problems in America

so after spending some time in Saigon and Vietnam and here in Dalat… The economic parity purchasing power here in Vietnam as a wealthy foreigner is interesting:

First, I think the biggest problem in America is that there is a huuuuuuge shortage of labor. In terms of both skilled and unskilled labor.

The truth of the fact is like if you live in California Los Angeles whatever… All of the construction contractor work is typically done by Latino immigrant laborers from El Salvador, Mexico, Guatemala etc. Yet they are almost run like cartels; you will have some sort of American guy Korean guy or Latino American guy who acts the middle man, who speaks to his only Spanish speaking labor staff to build something.

Vietnam there’s a huge supply of labor both skilled and unskilled, mostly skilled. For example even if you go to the mall, there’s almost always a lady always cleaning up the bathrooms, the floors, it is like 1 trillion times more hygienic than America.

Also in terms of construction, there is so much skilled construction workers here, who are paid like 5% of the salary in America.

As a consequence, stuff here in Vietnam just gets built like 1000 X faster and also 1000 X cheaper.

Other problems in America

I think especially nowadays that minimum wage laws, and unskilled labor is kind of insane, like $20 bucks an hour, I think this has actually made people really lazy. Also minimum wage laws, maybe I’m actually a little bit on the country here… But I wonder if actually, minimum wage laws actually make people more lazy? Also, a big idea:

Does minimum wage minimum wage laws create inflation?

Note this is from somebody who grew up in a super super poor family, single working mom working at a restaurant, tips under the table etc. typically the thought is if you do not institute minimum wage laws, then these greedy capitalists will just exploit workers. And then we are shown pictures of the past of these 9 year-old kids working in coal mines etc.

No “homeless” people in Vietnam

Another thing… For the most part you don’t really see “homeless” people in Vietnam. Certainly there are some people who are very very impoverished, insanely poor, but not “homeless” in the American Los Angeles sense, like drugged out cracked out individual solo people.

America is on the out and out?

I think I’m starting to understand a little bit more about the notion of colonialism… When your own home country is already tapped out, you go outward and explore for new opportunities.

Certainly there are huge benefit benefits of being in America life in America etc., freedom of speech, certainly the apex freedom you could have on the planet. For us new Spartans in which we reprise our freedom above all else… And also the power of an American passport and citizenship, it is worth it.

Privilege is a double edged sword

First, I believe it to be manly to pay your taxes your American taxes dutifully, it is virtuous. But I think the big thing is spent some of your time living in the states, as a homebase, do your taxes, do your finances trading investing there, but also spend a large chunk of time abroad.

The ideal ratio

Honestly speaking I almost feel like the ideal ratio is spending 80% of your time and calendar year abroad, and 20% back home. Like in a single year with 12 months, 3 months back home is fine, the other 9 months abroad seems like a good idea.

Americans or individuals abroad are happier

If you could earn US dollars back home in America, yet live for like 5% to 10% of the cost abroad, doesn’t that makes the most sense?

Hotels

Are you an example… Even spending $40 a night at like a basic two star or three star hotel in Saigon is almost like 20 times better than anything you will find in America. A $50 a night hotel in Saigon is probably worth like $350 a night in America.

It gets better; you spend time in a luxury resort in Vietnam in Dalat, like a $300 a night resort, it is almost what you would experience at like a $10,000 a night resort in America.

These things are super nice!

When you’re in America, I almost feel like 99% of the time you’re just always thinking about how poor you are, or how you don’t have enough money, etc. This is the poor middle class and rich alike. So when you’re abroad in Vietnam etc.… You feel so insanely baller. Your life and lifestyle is like 1 trillion times more beautiful, more aesthetically beautiful, your life is just like so elevated!

America sucks!

Once again, living in America sucks. The greatest upside of America is once again our freedom and our liberty laws which are paid with our taxes. Otherwise don’t don’t live there!

ERIC

LIFESTYLE by KIM

1. Affordable Luxury
2. Once You’re Rich, Then You Can Start to Live Differently.
3. Outrage Porn
4. Photography *IS* Our Lifestyle
5. DAILY.
6. EFFIENCY.
7. Parallel Living
8. Towards a Streamlined Lifestyle
9. Life Design
10. What’s the Best Life or Mode of Existence?
11. More Interesting or Less Interesting?
12. Lifestyle Design
13. CRAFT YOUR OWN IDEAL FUTURE.
14. All Information is Information
15. Natural Light and Health
16. Minimum Viable Thriving
17. Good Homes Over Good Cars
18. Sleep is Godlike
19. Dynamic Lifestyle
20. What is the Ideal Home?
21. Lifestyle?
22. ERIC KIM QUARANTINE LIFESTYLE
23. In Praise of a Choice Minimal Lifestyle
24. BETA LIFESTYLE
25. In Praise of a Ghetto Lifestyle
26. Park Lifestyle

So one of the big things that comes to mind; why travel, what is the point of travel?

The world is a bigass place

So the first very simple thought:

The world is a fucking hugeass place

No matter how good your “imagination“ is… unless you have actually travel to different locations in the flesh and embodied reality, you don’t know nothing.

Pro and anti traveling philosophy

So kind of the loser mentality is “Why should you travel… you should just be grateful for where you are”. And I think this is ultimately one of the very backward lines of thinking, at least in the context of like maybe zen, buddhism, and strange american notions of gratitude?

What’s the purpose or point of life?

First, simply you don’t want to be bored, it is virtuous to have fun to explore to conquer to explore, to expand your world mind soul and the planet!

The new aristocracy

Certainly you cannot be everywhere, all at once. Your own physical human flesh bound body could only inhabit one spot at a time, and there are certain limits to luxury.

You can’t really tell nothing by looking at a map

I think this is also a very very big thing; often before you travel or during your travel or whatever, we will cross reference maps to get a sense of a place. But unless you get a POV point of view, first person view in the flesh, you can’t tell nothing.

The ethos of travel

War ships

War is stimulating?

What stimulates you?

War movies

Heavy armor

Huge shields

War machine

Where we are death is not

Thank Zeus!

Cinema should and must be art!

More muscle. More armor

We the new Romans!

Warlike guise

Feasting

Roast the meat!

Cunning

Modern aims

The highest form a human being can take

The form most difficult to achieve

Success of the highest type

The sage.

Gladiator –> Free men, free man

Serve me and I will serve you

Free people

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Self custody?

The philosophy of ambition

Simple cinematography is best

Classic

Stick to the classics

Fasting is better for more energy & power

When in doubt, just delay eating. You can wait 2-3 days, no problem,,, don’t worry about losing muscle mass or whatever

New Aesthetics

The new dynasty

He with the grandest ambitions shall win

What’s the purpose of aesthetics?

Each and every time you use it or see it , it puts a huge smile on your face!

Also pride?

White is ugly

Not more than one chance, only one chance 

Nobody chances , nor should we change them!

What is “fit”, “fitness”?

Never stop profiting !

Power Men

More power, more force, more speed?

Petty power versus true power?

The only true power is physiological ?

Borrow from Yourself

I gain more power from the sun ?

UV, UV radiation is a positive source of energy ?

 proximity to park is best 

A new travel hack; being maximally close to a park, like for your hotel or Airbnb, is best ?

What’s the difference between energy and power ?

Energy as quantity , power is speed

Durable photos

Gradual

Limits of growth

Good to be over 6 feet tall, but no one would want to be 12 feet tall

Collosus

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Not minimalism or simplicity; think about growth, power accumulation

So perhaps the thought is it is not really minimalism or simplicity for the second itself, but just thinking consider, what strategy to employ to increase and augment your power? 

X

Power and clothes ?

Then maybe it is true that when it is cold, it drains you up your power. Therefore if you want to increase an augment in your power when it is cold, we are really really thick and warm clothes to increase your power?

Never stop rethinking things

More power more better ***

Power, more power, everything about power – our only concern ?

What’s more powerful?

Power Lifestyle

I need more power!

More freedom is more power?

Maybe Hybrid is better, more powerful?

Speed is power

Power foods

Food that gives you more power?

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Simply living a life to avoid taxes and capital gain taxes is a very base way to live 

BIG MOVES.

Ultraviolet (UV) radiation plays an important role for human health—most notably by enabling our bodies to produce vitamin D in the skin. However, it is not typically considered a “source of physiological energy” in the same sense that food or calories are. Here is how UV radiation interacts with our biology:

1. Vitamin D Synthesis

• When UV-B radiation from sunlight hits our skin, it triggers a chemical reaction that converts a precursor molecule into vitamin D.

• Vitamin D is crucial for calcium and phosphorus balance, supporting strong bones and immune function, among other roles.

2. Skin Health and Risks

• While some sun exposure is beneficial, too much UV radiation can damage skin cells, lead to sunburn, and increase the risk of skin cancer.

• The key is moderate exposure to sunlight, protecting the skin when UV levels are high.

3. Not a Direct Source of Metabolic Energy

• Physiologically, we derive most of our energy from the food we eat, via the breakdown of carbohydrates, fats, and proteins into ATP (adenosine triphosphate).

• UV rays do not directly generate ATP or “fuel” cells in the same way dietary nutrients do.

So, although UV radiation is vital for vitamin D production, calling it a direct source of “physiological energy” can be misleading. It is more precise to describe it as a necessary environmental factor that helps our bodies synthesize an essential nutrient rather than viewing it as an energy source like food.

Saigon center

$11.6B for just a quarter,,, big deal!!!

MSTR as more powerful and volatile than bitcoin itself?

What’s interesting with MSTR, microstrategy and Michael Saylor at the wheel ,,, far more active ,,, actively accumulating more bitcoins rather than just owning bitcoin itself which is like a dead digital rock?

BITCOIN by KIM

1. Microstrategy > Bitcoin?
2. Bitcoin is Antifragile
3. Bitcoin is the Backbone
4. Count in Bitcoin, not USD$
5. Think in BTC
6. The Best Time to Buy Bitcoin is on the Weekends?
7. How to Get Free Bitcoins
8. Why Bitcoin is All-American
9. The Will to Bitcoin
10. 10x
11. Introduction to Bitcoin
12. Bitcoin Meditations
13. Options
14. Bitcoin for Investors
15. Paradise Bitcoin
16. The Philosophy of Volatility
17. Bitcoin is Free Speech
18. Digital Capital
19. BRAVE NEW WORLD OF DIGITAL CAPITAL
20. Bitcoin Economics
21. Bitcoin Philosophy

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Long Bitcoin

CRYPTO BY KIM

Brave new world for photographers and crypto:

1. BITCOIN IS GOD MONEY?
2. The Bitcoin Risk Lever
3. MSTR -> BTC
4. Sell Ethereum, Buy Bitcoin!
5. BUY IT ON DISCOUNT!
6. BITCOIN IS THE INTERNET 2.0?
7. ALL BITCOIN EVERYTHING
8. Self-Custody
9. HOLD OR CIRCULATE?
10. BITCOIN OR BUST
11. BITCOIN THOUGHTS
12. Bitcoin is Sexy
13. Fuck the Banks!
14. Ethereum?
15. Why Chainlink?
16. BIG AMOUNTS, SMALL AMOUNTS?
17. CRYPTO, CRYPTOCURRENCY THOUGHTS.
18. The Philosophy of Crypto
19. BITCOIN SHALL BE THE LAST CRYPTO STANDING.
20. Bitcoin Price Prediction
21. Trust chainlink for the most accurate prices for bitcoin or any other crypto
22. BITCOIN
23. There is No Web 3.0
24. 2 cents to 2 dollars?
25. Crypto.com?
26. Speculation vs Investing
27. Building with Bitcoin
28. DYNAMICS VS STATICS.
29. How Do You Know if the Timing Is Right?
30. BITCOIN IN THE NEWS
31. BITCOIN & UNCERTAINTY
32. Fake Money
33. Why I Bought More Bitcoin (Again)
34. How I Made Money with Crypto
35. Better to buy Dogecoin then buy a Tesla
36. NO LIMITS.
37. ALL DIGITAL FUTURE.
38. Digital over Physical Possessions
39. DIGIBYTE.
40. CHAINLINK.
41. The Excitement of Starting from Zero
42. HAPTIC INDUSTRIES NOW ACCEPTING CRYPTO AND BITCOIN
43. In Praise of Crypto
44. JUST BUY IT.
45. Why I’m So Bullish on Bitcoin
46. Bitcoin as the Simplest Cryptocurrency
47. Why I bought (more) bitcoin
48. Once You Become a Crypto Billionaire, Then What?
49. Why Crypto is Under-Hyped
50. The Joy of Speculation
51. BITCOIN AND CRYPTOCURRENCY FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS
52. Why I Bought Bitcoin
53. Crypto Photography
54. Crypto Thoughts
55. On Making Money from Nothing
56. BITCOIN THOUGHTS
57. Bitcoin is Sexy
58. Fuck the Banks!
59. Ethereum?
60. Why Chainlink?
61. BIG AMOUNTS, SMALL AMOUNTS?
62. CRYPTO, CRYPTOCURRENCY THOUGHTS.
63. The Philosophy of Crypto
64. BITCOIN SHALL BE THE LAST CRYPTO STANDING.
65. Bitcoin Price Prediction
66. Trust chainlink for the most accurate prices for bitcoin or any other crypto
67. BITCOIN
68. There is No Web 3.0
69. 2 cents to 2 dollars?
70. Crypto.com?
71. Speculation vs Investing
72. Building with Bitcoin
73. DYNAMICS VS STATICS.
74. How Do You Know if the Timing Is Right?
75. BITCOIN IN THE NEWS
76. BITCOIN & UNCERTAINTY
77. Fake Money
78. Why I Bought More Bitcoin (Again)
79. How I Made Money with Crypto
80. Better to buy Dogecoin then buy a Tesla
81. NO LIMITS.
82. ALL DIGITAL FUTURE.
83. Digital over Physical Possessions
84. DIGIBYTE.
85. CHAINLINK.
86. The Excitement of Starting from Zero
87. HAPTIC INDUSTRIES NOW ACCEPTING CRYPTO AND BITCOIN
88. In Praise of Crypto
89. JUST BUY IT.
90. Why I’m So Bullish on Bitcoin
91. Bitcoin as the Simplest Cryptocurrency
92. Why I bought (more) bitcoin
93. Once You Become a Crypto Billionaire, Then What?
94. Why Crypto is Under-Hyped
95. The Joy of Speculation
96. BITCOIN AND CRYPTOCURRENCY FOR PHOTOGRAPHERS
97. Why I Bought Bitcoin
98. Crypto Photography
99. Crypto Thoughts
100. On Making Money from Nothing

Can’t stop won’t stop!

Bitcoin or MicroStrategy?

—> Buy & invest in the most powerful asset money thing and capital?

Also,,,, avoiding things which drain you of your power?

The ethos & aesthetics and philosophy of power

Keep stacking power infinite beyond —

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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Toyota is the best, just drive a Toyota and just customize it to your life’s desire?

100% pure

Noise Insulation

I’m sure it’s like the same camera

Maybe a Lexus ES hybrid? In white?

Ride comfort sucks

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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Between the abstract world and the real world

Be, become more interesting 

Bitcoin investing, bitcoin investor, bitcoin developer 

Bitcoin dealer

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Ultimately ride quality matters most

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Nothing is ever worth the tradeoff

Backups are for cowards

There is no second best, you don’t need more than one.

Having a backup is for pussies and cowards

This is what stoicism is?

Men is stoic, stainless steel

Between the abstract world and the real world

Be, become more interesting 

Bitcoin investing, bitcoin investor, bitcoin developer 

Bitcoin dealer

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Ultimately ride quality matters most

If you really really love Bitcoin, you just go 100% all in on MSTR?

Gold refinery business

There’s only one thing better than bitcoin, more bitcoin!

Microstrategy is like the jeweler, refining the bitcoin Into jewelry

Assuming that bitcoin is like gold raw gold, difficult to just sell raw gold to a consumer. Rather, consumers wanted shaped into beautiful jewelry? And that is the role of the jeweler?

MSTR IS INFINITE?

The grand vision and goal of MSTR, fixing the money supply, fixing the whole capital structure!