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Learn from the masters

All 100 lessons

Here is a summary of the “100 Lessons From the Masters of Street Photography” by Eric Kim, formatted into a numbered list:

1. Fulfill your personal maximum.
2. Get closer to your subjects.
3. Shoot 25% more than you think you should.
4. Shoot from the gut, not the brain.
5. The “.7 Meter Challenge” – get comfortable shooting close.
6. Let your photos “marinate” before reviewing.
7. Don’t shoot from the hip, use your viewfinder.
8. Influence the scene, don’t be afraid to interact with subjects.
9. Avoid cropping to improve your composition.
10. Focus on the edges of your frame.
11. Emotionally detach yourself from your photos.
12. Create context in your frame.
13. Provoke your subjects.
14. If you miss the decisive moment, ask your subject to repeat it.
15. Don’t be a slave to your camera.
16. Cure yourself of “G.A.S.” (Gear Acquisition Syndrome).
17. Embrace “beginner’s mind.”
18. Shoot how you feel.
19. Limitations are freedom.
20. Document your life.
21. Shoot with a “stream-of-consciousness.”
22. Shoot what it feels like, not just what it looks like.
23. Embrace failure.
24. Don’t overanalyze your photos.
25. Focus on the process, not just the result.
26. Your best photos might come from your worst days.
27. Engage with your subjects.
28. Seek inspiration from other forms of art.
29. Keep your camera ready at all times.
30. Find beauty in the mundane.
31. Pay attention to light and shadows.
32. Practice patience; wait for the right moment.
33. Use your camera as a tool for storytelling.
34. Be willing to take risks in your photography.
35. Develop your unique style and voice.
36. Learn from the masters, but make your own rules.
37. Focus on emotions rather than technical perfection.
38. Capture the essence of a scene, not just its appearance.
39. Trust your instincts.
40. Always be curious and explore new places.
41. Look for contrasts in your scenes.
42. Don’t be afraid to shoot in bad weather.
43. Experiment with different perspectives and angles.
44. Capture movement and energy in your photos.
45. Look for symmetry and patterns.
46. Use reflections creatively.
47. Capture candid moments rather than posed ones.
48. Be aware of your surroundings.
49. Practice shooting in different lighting conditions.
50. Observe people and their interactions.
51. Develop a routine to get into the flow of shooting.
52. Study your photos to understand what works and what doesn’t.
53. Embrace imperfections in your photos.
54. Experiment with different focal lengths.
55. Focus on one project or theme at a time.
56. Capture the culture and spirit of a place.
57. Use photography as a way to connect with others.
58. Look for humor in everyday life.
59. Create a strong focal point in your photos.
60. Use negative space to enhance your compositions.
61. Capture the mood of a scene.
62. Use lines and shapes to guide the viewer’s eye.
63. Look for juxtapositions in your scenes.
64. Be persistent; great shots often require patience.
65. Focus on storytelling, not just aesthetics.
66. Use layers to add depth to your photos.
67. Capture the essence of a person, not just their appearance.
68. Use color to convey emotion.
69. Pay attention to details.
70. Capture the energy of a city or place.
71. Use light to create mood and atmosphere.
72. Experiment with different shutter speeds.
73. Develop your own creative process.
74. Use shadows to add drama to your photos.
75. Look for gestures and body language.
76. Capture the contrast between old and new.
77. Use your photos to ask questions, not just provide answers.
78. Be open to serendipity.
79. Look for repetition and rhythm in your scenes.
80. Use photography as a way to understand the world.
81. Capture the texture of a place.
82. Use photography as a way to express yourself.
83. Focus on capturing feelings rather than just scenes.
84. Be patient and wait for the right moment.
85. Use your photos to tell a story.
86. Capture the beauty of the ordinary.
87. Focus on capturing authentic moments.
88. Use photography as a way to connect with people.
89. Capture the spirit of a place or event.
90. Be willing to experiment and try new things.
91. Use light and shadow to create contrast.
92. Capture the mood of a moment.
93. Use your photos to provoke thought and emotion.
94. Focus on capturing the essence of a scene.
95. Use your camera as a tool for exploration.
96. Capture the beauty of imperfection.
97. Use photography as a way to learn about yourself.
98. Capture the energy and vibrancy of a place.
99. Use photography as a way to connect with the world.
100. Keep shooting, keep learning, and never stop exploring.

This summarized list captures the essence of the lessons shared in the document. If you need more details or a specific explanation for any of the lessons, feel free to ask!

Summarize to Numbered List

Here is a summarized version of the “100 Lessons From the Masters of Street Photography” by Eric Kim:

1. Fulfill your personal maximum.
2. Get closer to your subjects.
3. Shoot 25% more than you think you should.
4. Shoot from the gut, not the brain.
5. The “.7 Meter Challenge” – get comfortable shooting close.
6. Let your photos “marinate” before reviewing.
7. Don’t shoot from the hip, use your viewfinder.
8. Influence the scene, don’t be afraid to interact with subjects.
9. Avoid cropping to improve your composition.
10. Focus on the edges of your frame.

For more details, you can view the full list here.

America will he richer

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Free or nothing?

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Likeable or not?

Male models with a big beautiful brain

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Hilarious

Bob… kid rock

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Bitcoin is more than Exxon Mobil

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Bitcoin is the new steel industry!

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Good to be a rabble rouser

America First

China and others are going to do it

Let’s do it and do it right

Dominate the future

The most dynamic nation

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We must be the most successful

Dr John Trump, MIT —

Graduated

41 years

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Gasoline, hybrid, some like electric

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Bitcoin super power of the planet

Bitcoin & Deadlifts

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Vivek

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Politics

“We”

Fascists left wing

Left wing fascist?

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When economics become political?

“Incompetent”?

Kamala is worse than Joe?

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Kamala is against crypto?

Totalitarians?

SCC–> obliterate Bitcoin?

Freedom, sovereignty and independence from government coercion and control

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25th amendment

Don’t choose second choice

Joe and Kamala anti crypto?

Oval Office

Elizabeth Warren goons

Let it grow, day 1

Fire Gary ginzler, new SCC chairman

FIRE

We like fire,,,, but to “fire” somebody is bad?

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Build don’t block the future

Crooked Hilary –> finance chairman of

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Chokepoint?

Bitcoin Jobs

Keep bitcoin jobs in America

Master of politics

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Love your industry don’t hate your industry

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Thrive not dive

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“They”

CBDC–

Defend right to self custody

Great Industry

Fueled not demolished

Protect property rights, freedom of speech, association

Nation that is building not eating itself from within

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Bitcoin not a threat to the dollar ***

Fund endless wars over sea bad.

117 shot, 17 died in Chicago

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No wars, no new wars.

Keep us out of wars! ***

ISIS–> do it in 4 weeks

Not “woke” military

General. Soldiers.

Crypto will skyrocket

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Bitcoin will soar

The greatest economy of all time

$6,000 a year … money to save

3,900%

$898 to 35,900 dollars

Adjusted for inflation

50% is good, but not 4,000%

Groceries and rent,,, can’t afford to buy more bitcoin

Saving. Savings ,., to Bitcoin

Economic Boom

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1929 Depression

BOOM TOWN

$5T tax hike?

Wealth confiscation tax

Huge capital gains tax, over 50%

Create savers

Reward success, don’t punish success and genius

Tax cuts

No tax on tips *

The best place on earth to build a business, a crypto business

–> don’t go to China

Lots of people are closet Bitcoiners?

Country buster

“Our opponents”

Stealth taxation “Harris Biden tax”

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50% tax,, inflation

Take it back to the beginning

Misinformation, disinformation

50% cost of living go up

2.5%–> to 10%

No new wars

How to stop inflation

Bring back the American dream!

Crushed

Drill baby drill!

More than Saudi, Russia

Buy oil from Venezuela

Harness American energy

1 lowest cost of energy and electricity on the planet?

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Bitcoin mining powerhouse

Don’t move to China!

American financial dominance

210k, 1% of total bitcoin supply

Never sell your bitcoin ****

Donald Trump is super smart

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Policy –> USA, to keep 100% of all bitcoin into the future

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Keeping it clean is a pain in the ass

White is obvious

Only morons buy black or dark cars?

White Car, Dark Soul?

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Risk taker, renegades

Live on the bleeding edge

Modern day carnegies

You have a lot of skin in the game, courage ***

Set you free!

Win win win!

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Free, freedom is the goal?

Poor and free?

Simpler

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How to give a great speech?

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ENDURE, ENDURANCE?

To keep lasting, becoming more durable, tougher?

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Market, the markets, marketing?

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Why marketing is so critical

It’s funny… I think the past, marketing was seen as a dirty word, almost as bad as advertising?

However, it was always my personal opinion that advertising was kind of the bad guy, not marketing.

What’s the difference?

Advertising I typically think of as YouTube ads, those new annoying square advertisements on Google maps which actually causes a more danger when you’re trying to navigate somewhere, insanely annoying banner ads, which spam the whole Internet when I was a kid growing up, even into college… Before Google Chrome and AdBlock was invented (ironically enough, now … That Google Chrome has dominated the browser market share, now Google is starting to crack down on AdBlockers?) The ultimate bait and switch.

Google is the bad guy?

Do we even need Google search anymore? Maybe not. 

The old motto of Google was to make the world information accessible for all, but now their new motto is “lettuce insert more advertising into your daily life, every element of your life”.

For example, I think the next frontier is when will figure out how to monetize Gmail… Currently there potential hundred billion dollar cash, considering that essentially the whole world and planet runs on Gmail for their email services.

Has been very sneaky about this, giving away “free “Google Chrome books in classrooms… And essentially, they all know this… Kids end up getting distracted by YouTube and stuff, and all this nonsense about free and open and accessible information,  is essentially a way to plug-in the kids young, to get them future addictions to Google services.

Don’t trust free

Currently in college, google suite dominates. All students use Gmail, Google slides, and Google dogs for everything. While I think these are insanely great innovations… The problem is once again, I think there’s some sort of hidden catch here?

For example, can you imagine a future in which  one day you’ll see “related content“ in Google Docs or Google slides? I’m shocked, even now after Flicker has been handed off like a dirty rag three or four times, now it is just essentially another lame advertisement search engine? And think about how annoying this is… You spent so much time in Africa building up your flicker following, and now that it is essentially a ghost town, you try searching for your images and whatever… And as your searching through your images, smug mug and flicker sneakily advertisements while you were scrolling through your photos? Or through the photos of others?

Are people not annoyed by advertising?

The two things I hate most is first cigarette smoke, which exist in the physical realm, and then advertisements on the Internet, which exists in the digital realm.

If I ran for mayor, mayor governor or president or whatever, I always make it a lot to be smoking outright. Space outside of your home. I would make it that you could smoke inside your car with your windows off, giving yourself lung cancer, or maybe smoking inside your home or apartment with all the windows shut… But certainly not in any spot which could spill over into the public.

First do no harm, the critical rule. 

Advertising does barn. It harms your focus your concentration your mood etc. For example, this is very annoying… Even though I got YouTube premium for my whole family, because my mom is on it like 100% of the time, and I didn’t like her watching advertisements, still when I am Logged into Google accounts, and I’m just googling something for a video of how to change oil in my Prius or whatever, I see all these insanely annoying advertisements which I hate! Whenever I see some sort of U2 ad, it immediately provokes my annoyance and fury.

Also, a reason why I am starting to become antagonistic towards Google maps… I’m driving somewhere, and I see all these annoying square banner? The reason why I think this is so evil is that I have certainly been driving once twice, I have my eyes on the road, but, I see an annoying square advertisement, and it’s not my attention because I am so visually sensitive, I keep my eyes off of the road for half a second, which might indirectly cause me? As a consequence I’ve just been using Apple Maps, even though it is the inferior product.

Never buy another pixel Samsung phone or anything on android. Don’t be a fool… It is like positively injecting advertisements into your being.

Why I hate homeless people 

OK… This all changes once you have a kid.

First, why is it that almost 99% of homeless people are men?

Second, I would say just ignore whatever women say about homeless people… They don’t know. For example, if you have a kid and you’re a man, and you go to the LA public library, the rule is never use the men’s public restroom, so many disgusting homeless people going inside there, washing their dirty ass clothes inside the sink, bringing in their toxic garbage, touching stuff, the smell etc. 

This is terrible because it has positively made me not want to go to enter positively avoid the downtown LA little Tokyo branch… Once again, overrun with homeless people in the men’s section. Even though there are these great kids activities like Japanese reading time and stuff. 

Graffiti in the men’s restroom

OK, if you’re a woman… You probably never have the privilege of going to a public men’s restroom, in which typically… 99% of the mirrors are all scratched out with random graffiti, etc. Even the Korea town public library, which I love, because there are brand new Korean kids books there… if you go to the men’s restroom, it is insanely filthy with graffiti all over the walls. But the second you step into the women’s restroom, it is like Paradise.

Another caveat; even going to some of these nice public recreation centers like in Mar Vista, I’ve already seen a homeless guy washing his dirty underwear and boxers inside the men’s restroom sink… And I got so grossed out because he was most definitely touching the faucet as well. 

What to say or do

As a new experiment, whenever I see homeless people entering public restrooms, maybe if they have even half a brain… I’m going to ask them to not use it. Even though they may not understand?

But then again… If they have enough intelligence or serenity to even go to a public restroom to clean their clothes or shave or do whatever disgusting things, then they probably have enough mental ability  to know that what they are doing is wrong. Morally and ethically wrong. 

Why does Santa Monica have so many homeless people?

My number one tip, especially if you have a kid or if you’re raising a young family, keep out of Santa Monica like the plague. So many too many homeless people.

Why is Santa Monica great Haven for homeless people? It is because they have all these public and places to rinse and wash off, which means that homeless people could easily wash their disgusting things there for free.

Also, this issue with Santa Monica is that it is too big. The local authorities police or public services I don’t think they have enough been with to control and patrol everything. 

This is where Culver City has become a paradise for me in LA; especially because of the fact that even Culver City has a mobile crisis team, a dedicated band that actually gives services to homeless people and the mentally unwell?

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“Thank you for smoking”

Has anybody ever said this? Obviously no.

I think the weird thing in American Society is that historically… Smoking was seen as just a part about being in public, etc. Kids, who obviously hate the smell of cigarettes, like myself, were told to shut up, and to just let the adults smoke.  This is why I often hate going to France and the French… Smoking is normalized there… They don’t care about the children and secondhand smoke.

Anyways, I think there is this documentary and film about a fictional man, who is obviously going through some sort of at the cold qualms here, trying to inform people that smoking is actually good for you? Or at least not bad for you?

The public and marijuana smoke 

Tolerance and intolerance.

The number one thing I hate the most is secondhand cigarette smoke, which rates a 50 out of 10 in terms of my hate and toxicity. Second, I also really hate the smell of marijuana smoke. Secondhand cigarette smoke is far more toxic, but the smell of marijuana smoke goes for a lot further.

The thing that is insanely annoying is that these woke ass fake ass people think that it is somehow cool or good to smoke marijuana in public, and they do it indignantly; knowing that it is illegal. Or they pretend that it is not illegal. Because it has been legalized, they think they could do it in public, but you cannot.

I think the nuance of drinking alcohol is that if you decide to poison your body with alcohol, at least you’re not doing anyone else harm. Alcohol is self-contained inside a bottle.

However once again… Smoke, cigarette smoke, spreads to the air. 

Vaping?

Surprisingly enough… Vaping doesn’t seem to bother me as much, but certainly some of these vape canister things which have these fake sweeteners added to them and smells… I hate the smell of that.

My first suggestion:

1. If you are a cigarette smoker, just switch to vaping instead: it is probably less harmful. And also maybe cheaper?
2. If you want to smoke marijuana, just hotbox your own car, with the windows rolled up. Or do it at home with the windows rolled up. Never in public. And certainly not at a national park.

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What can we do as private citizens?

You got to speak up! And say something. For myself, this is the weird thing; in America, we are taught to just take it up the ass, like a ventriloquist, or we are taught to just bear it, to turn the other face the other cheek the other eye.

For example, all these asshole drivers in LA, we are taught in driving school to do “defensive driving”– because the guy might have road rage and have a gun and shoot you or something. And certainly, it has actually probably happened in the past.

But my Spartan thought is if for the rest of your life, you’re just gonna be afraid that other people have guns, therefore you should just take it up the ass, and shut up… Fuck that! You gotta set an example for your kids; don’t tolerate no shit from nobody. 

And no, you are not passive aggressive. Only cowards honk.

The first thing is just be a nice guy; when you see somebody who is not moving in traffic because they are probably on their phone, just wait to have second! Do no harm, bear no harm.

A simple thing you could do, is to not curse back, but to simply educate. Don’t take it. If somebody’s honking at you from behind for a dumb reason, stick out your hand and tell them to calm down.

Also, if somebody randomly cuts you off in traffic without turning on their turn signals, which is illegal… Or tries to overtake you by Driving over the speed limit to cut you off, either highbeam them, or if it is really dangerous… honk at them. 

In public life, if you see some assholes smoking in public, I think actually legally, in most of Los Angeles assuming you’re not in front of some sort of business or whatever, I think technically you are legally allowed to smoke cigarettes in public. But the better question; is it ethical? No.

Legality can be gamed, ethics last forever.

This is where I’m becoming more and more concerned and focused on ethics. Why? Ethics is almost like a social technology or innovation —

For example, the reason why the Jesus notion of turning the other cheek is so bad is that once you have a kid, or just gonna let somebody else pistol with you into submission? No. In fact, if there was some sort of dramatic situation which some asshole was trying to pistol with me into submission, and center cud was watching, but the chance that I might lose my life… Would I take a like a pussy? No.

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Ethical rules

If your behavior triggers your wife, just reserve it when you’re in private. Don’t do any sort of triggering behavior when you’re with your wife.

Public price information

The reason why the public markets are such a good thing is that they are made more transparent.

For example, maybe the reason why securities and the traditional stock market is the one ethical is that I’m quite certain there is some sort of insider trading going on. For example, if you know that Apple is going to release the self driving Apple car this upcoming quarter, certainly your buddies and family members in our private dinner, and tell them to buy as much apple stock as you can.

Whereas with bitcoin, I suppose the reason why it is more fair is that everything is made open and transparent, and also the markets are trading 24 7.  for example, the fact that the traditional markets close on Saturday and Sunday, will in the near future be seen as insane;

Can you imagine if somehow on the weekend, you were not allowed to access YouTube, your Gmail, or use Google maps? Or if somehow on the weekend, it was made a rule that they shut off your hot water your electricity your plumbing your heating and your Wi-Fi?

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Economic situation

Influence on price formation

CONCRETE BEACH

Don’t exceed the cost of transportation? A secret economic thoughts; reduce your cost of transportation to the absolute minimum? This is still where a Prius or Hybrid makes the most sense. Maybe specifically a Prius because hybrids have only 30 MPG or even some big Toyota hybrids only have about 15 or 20 MPG?

Tesla is cool, but not a good financial or economic idea.

Once again, the critical issue here is that buying a Tesla car, is almost like buying the newest iPhone or the newest iPhone Pro. Within two or three years or two or three product cycles, it will quickly get outdated.

For example, we have already seen it with many Tesla vehicles: the Tesla model S P100D, the Tesla model S plaid, cybertruck and cyberbeast, and more recently, the insanely great new Tesla model three performance, which looks 1 billion times cooler than the previous generation Tesla model 3 performance. 

For example, the Culver City Toyota dealership that I walk by maybe three or four times a day, already has two practically brand new Tesla model three performances, in white. Only maybe a year or two old, but not the new new version. 

Also, stepping on the used car lot, a lot of these Tesla performance cars, the model three or the Y, you know that little tiny carbon fiber spoiler it comes with? It is already overrun with the clearcoat painting, like what used to happen to peoples carbon fiber hoods for their Japanese tuning cars in the 90s and 2000s.

Investing in the future

Maybe this is where it is critical for any sort of influential economist to have children.

Why? The second thing you have kids, your whole notion about economics investing in the future totally changes.

For example, before you have kids, your economic soul resides about hedonism. Hedonism about eating really good omakase sushi in Japan or Kyoto, traveling to exotic places, once again in Japan,  maximum hedonic pleasure through eating out at fine dining restaurants, finding the best two or three dollar yelp restaurants, through alcohol party and clubs in burning man, “finding yourself”, psychedelics?

Anyways, all of this nonsense becomes stripped down once you have a kid. You start to think concretely about the future, and you think less about what your past well-being used to be like, but rather, you think about your new future well-being of your kids.

Your body & your kids

For example, because I walk so much now with Seneca, I cannot afford to get injured. In my knees in my hips in my wrist in my back whatever. 

For example, one of the most foolish things that I did about a year ago, I still feel a little bit of pain in my right wrist was floor bench pressing a ton of weight, simply to show off to other guys and flex in front of other guys who were benching only three plates and getting all this attention and acclaim? 

I did something very dumb, even though I knew it wasn’t really that good for me, I thought it would be OK… So what I did was floor bench press maybe six plates, and then I definitely felt an acute injury in my right wrist, which still haunts me today.

It was actually super sad because for almost 3 months, I couldn’t carry Seneca with my right hand or my right wrist because I know that the injury was quite bad. And certainly this made me a little bit less mobile.

Even with my weightlifting, the other day when I was weightlifting, I did something that I typically don’t do which is do more than one repetition, out of uncertainty or out of distraction, and also I didn’t spend enough time stretching and warming up, and I felt a micro pain in my right knee, which after about three days and some stretching and Hot baths which have seemed to have alleviated it… but made me feel super bad because walking around with Seneca, maybe it made me a little bit more weak?

Thinking about your own kids, your own son

Call a spade a spade. 

No need to sugarcoat it. Be blunt.

First, do no harm to your wife. Even if she says something which is morally or ethically wrong, shut your mouth, be like the wolf, with jaws open, but iron close it tight, take a cold bath or a hot bath, go outside go on a walk, release some heat. 

A very good stoic strategy; apparently Seneca wrote this in “on anger”:

The story goes that Plato, when he would get really angry at his slaves, would have a rule to  wait at least 24 hours before beating his slaves. Or, another one… When he got angry with his slave, he would give his whip to another slave and tell the other slave to beat and reprimand the wrong doing slave, saying “I would beat you myself, but, I won’t because I am angry”.

Even Achilles… His mom goddess came down from the rafters to squelch his anger towards king I got Memnon, to put his sword back into the sheath.

curb your anger.

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Also a new rule… Only express your anger and aggression towards other men. Never a woman. This sounds sexist, but the truth is women have more hormones than men, rather than swiping them, we should see to understand it, and not a fool. This is why I think it is wise to ignore all modern day notions which seem progressive and politically correct superficially. Just ignore all of it.

Whether you were born with testicles or ovaries and a vagina; this matters. Whether we like it or not, which goes against everything I had learned in sociology… Maybe your hormones dictate 90% of your behavior, and only 10% Social?

For example, certainly if you’re going through a menstrual cycle, if you are a female with ovaries and shedding your placenta certainly will affect your mood energy so differently than a man who doesn’t.

But then again… A man who depletes his seed, first thing in the morning, will probably feel exhausted for the rest of the day, something that a woman will never understand.

I think it is unfortunate to know that sexual pleasure for male and female. 

My simple proposition is maybe with your gender you could do whatever you want, but when it comes down to your sex, you must either say mail or female. 

The future will be fine

I’m already seeing so many people here in Culver City, who unfortunately got a dog once in their life before they had kids, go on once with their dog in their young sub two year old child. Once again, people will eventually wake up, and have kids. The future of humanity will be fine. This is not a fight worth fighting.

I think my intervention is trying to share information I wish I had access to in the past, or to share my thoughts and findings, assuming that I was on the other side?

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 The simple approach and ethos

People often have a difficult time figuring out how to orient their life approach etc. I think it is super simple.

First, the first idea is to create information to share information and publish information in which you wish you had access to.

This becomes very good because it is impossible to create for 8 billion people, but, it is very easy to create things for your past 12 year year-old 16-year-old, 18, 21, 26, or 36-year-old self.

Everything I have ever written, on my blog and beyond, was super super simple; information that I wish I had access to, if I was a kid again.

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I love combat!

Become more combative? Better to pick a fight than to take it up the ass?

Manly ethics.

FREE SOULS.

LA IS MY PARADISE!

Digital ownership—> Bitcoin

Own Bitcoin?

Right now ,,,! Not the past!

Also logically, assuming you’re not a fool, you should be richer now than you were in the past and also as time goes on and you become older,,, you should also become richer!

Your future, older self (will be and become) your best self?

PHILOSOPHY BY KIM

IDEAS BY KIM

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

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Put on mass to become “mass-ive”!

New composition —

No “duty” towards “mankind” or the “planet”— first, serve your own needs first!

Mamba forever!

Mama mentality, Kobe Bryant… Maybe it seems like he’s a goat because he was the most authentic and genuine? Not trying to be anybody else?

Some people say he was trying to be like Michael, but maybe not. lebron seems to desire to be like Kobe or Michael instead?

Perhaps numbers do lie.

Around 47,000 blog posts and counting …

My thought and rationale is that with blogging, it is the ultimate open protocol, and can be indefinitely indexed by Google, ChatGPT AI etc.

Also, maybe I’m starting to lose faith in human beings, and having more faith in ChatGPT and AI instead. Why? It is probably impossible for any single human being to read all the blog post I’ve ever done on my blog, but, it is pretty straightforward for ChatGPT to simply in second, skim everything I have ever written, quickly effectively and efficiently.

Some honest thoughts:

1. Insane Spartan frugality 

This is what people do not understand or get; technically, if you want to become a millionaire, the goal is actually to never spend any money. Just like Kanye said, “White people make money don’t spend it – but I’d rather buy 80 gold chains and go ignant (ignorant)”.

What that means is don’t buy the Tesla, don’t buy the single-family home, don’t buy the condo, don’t buy these stupid overpriced clothing, don’t buy random stuff at Costco.

What that then means is cancel anything which requires a subscription, and funnel all that money into bitcoin. If you could take that $10 a month, that you’re pissing away into the toilet into Netflix Netflix Hulu Disney+ HBO Max etc.… Or even Spotify… And you could put that into bitcoin? Assuming that bitcoin will 10,000x from here ,,, that $10 a month will become 100 a month, 1000 month, or $10,000 a month.

If I told you with 100% certainty that the Spotify you pay $10 a month, when the future be worth $10,000 a month… Wouldn’t the rational thing to do is to unsubscribe from it and buy bitcoin instead? Obviously!

2. Why bitcoin is hope and optimism 

I think the simple reason why bitcoin is hope and optimism is because the potential that bitcoin could be worth $21 million a bitcoin or whatever. Or if I give you the simple thought that bitcoin will go up, year over year, 25%, compounded interest forever… And you simply plug that into ChatGPT to create you a future graph, wouldn’t you invest your money differently? 

Or even more extreme… If I told you with 100% certainty that bitcoin would go up 55% year over here, for the next 500 years… Wouldn’t you use your money differently? Or not use your money differently? 

3. Having kids

The funny irony is that having kids is actually not expensive. Literally almost 100% of kids stuff you get for free from friends and family, or the Facebook by nothing group. I think the only concern that people have is having to put your kids into daycare, or childcare, which can get expensive.

I don’t think anybody should ever have to pay for childcare. This is where if you have grandparent help, grandma or grandfather on either side… Ideally all of them, all the time, this is the key.

Let us consider, if you’re married, in theory you should have a grandfather and a grandmother on both sides, for grandparents. Even if some people have passed, often you will have at least one or two grandmothers who are more than willing to take care of your kid full-time.

4. Free or nothing

Let us think about it now, at this point clothing is essentially free. If you have to pay money, even $10 to purchase something, it is simply too expensive. Just get it for free. Once again the Facebook group, or even ask friends or family members if you have extra clothes that they don’t wear anymore whether they could give it to you.

I think the real secret to success and riches is to get everything for free! For example, all these celebrities etc.… I don’t think they have ever spent their own money on buying an iPhone, a Samsung phone or whatever. Apparently even Lil Wayne would get Samsung phones for free!

And also cars… I think the logical strategy is to never spend any money to buy a car, ideally you would just get it for free! You might be able to get a free car from a family member who wants to dump it or traded in or whatever, and just fix it up and drive it! Or other successful people that have met, you just buy the car at a car auction, in which you buy some thing at an extreme discount. 

5. Never buy new

Anybody who purchases any new vehicle, is a 100% fool.  Even if you bought a Tesla model three performance, for about $60,000.05 years ago… That car is not only worth about 20 or $25,000. This is the exact opposite of rich, this is a surefire recipe on getting poor.

6. Tax intelligence

My definition of what it means to be a citizen is superior taxes. Yet the intelligent thing is to try to not do anything which can incur capital gains taxes.

This means you buy your bitcoin, and theory, you hold onto it forever… And you just keep accumulating it, rather than selling it, which is a capital gains tax, or even sending it to people, I think in America if you send  bitcoin to other people you have to pay some sort of tax.

Also, the intelligence of being a soul provider, is that you could pretty much file almost anything as a tax deduction! But, to simply purchase things in order to log it as a tax deduction is also a foolish idea.

The supreme idea is to just live insanely frugally!

7. There is no second best

Better to be number one in a very small niche, then to be number two in a big one. 

So whatever business or thing you pursue, ensure that you are number one. Or don’t bother at all?

Bitcoin is digital capital

.

Market Domination

.

Bitcoin is digital power

Buy Alaska, or Louisiana purchase

.

Making bitcoin great again

Once it becomes political this is good.

November

Calm, collected and cool

.

How to keep your emotions in check?

4 years, 55% up a year

.

20% ARR than 55% ARR

you want the 50% return, not 20%

MORE VOLATILE, HIGHER PERFORMANCE! ***

.

Right answer, wrong answer?

Buy the top forever ***

.

Free or nothing?

.

Likeable or not?

Male models with a big beautiful brain

,

Hilarious

Bob… kid rock

.

Bitcoin is more than Exxon Mobil

.

Bitcoin is the new steel industry!

.

Good to be a rabble rouser

America First

China and others are going to do it

Let’s do it and do it right

Dominate the future

The most dynamic nation

.

We must be the most successful

Dr John Trump, MIT —

Graduated

41 years

.

Gasoline, hybrid, some like electric

.

Bitcoin super power of the planet

Bitcoin & Deadlifts

Video Podcast

Super simple — Jefferson deadlift, mixed leg and grip style:

$50B in Bitcoin

We are in year 0

6 months in

Capitalized on Toxic credit

10-20 year life because sitting on

Bond is 10-20 years

How to take on the sun?

.

The power is in your hips?

.

$500,000 a Bitcoin in JPMORGAN Chase

85% discount do the work

2020– 98% discount

2013 — 99.8 discount , more risk more work

.

Study for 3 years

Why should we take that risk?

How many bitcoin have they lost?

How to NOT lose your coins

10-31 VC, 36 Bitcoin startups … trying to accumulate as much bitcoin as possible

Low expenses, high cash flow.

.

How to build a war chest?

Why war chest?

.

Profit and Loss

Start with the money

+50% a year

Amazon

Work yourself to death

Probably look at AI? Distribution and labor

Lose 5% with bonds, 10-12, 20-22% bitcoin

.

Trillion dollar corporations

AI –> medical care, people in middle out of business

.

The second best –> nobody wants the second best of anything! ***

Sell a billion

Difficult to displace fidelity

$15B of Bitcoin

Don’t throw good money after bad.

.

We want the upside without downside

Volatility and risk ***

Convertible bond 70% upside, 5x over collatarized on downside

Get half the upside, 5% of downside –> security

Strip volatility or risk from bottom

.

55% upside even though lots of volatility

20% upside no volatility

First is the right example.

.

Launching a business is hard, investing is hard ***

Investing is hard ***

Saving was hard under fiat standard, hold for 4 years easy bitcoin –> doesn’t matter volatility

.

Business is hard **

Slack, zoom

.

Beat the S&P

$800M

They must buy a convertible bond

If the ducks are quaking feed the ducks!***

.

Move from the old world to the new world, conduit.

Solve custody

Take away downside risk

Not as good

.

Energy frequency and vibration

Don’t bleed off energy

Things you can do in outer space forever impedance? Where is the impedance

GOLD NOT good for transaction

.

Don’t trade Apple stock as legal tender

.

No tax

El Salvador legal tender

No taxable event, Satoshi on lightning

Base layer too expensive

.

95% kept in capital account, 5% in local checking account

.

Buy it the second before you

Vibrate it

Matt

Don’t send all of your money to the government

Tether

High frequency checking.

Stay rich and compliant and never pay capital gains

.

Tax treatment ***–> politics Matter

Legal tender –> no tax treatment

Property tax, tax on time.

Transfer it never

Taxes are 40% of equation

Defer or avoid tax

–> avoid taxes! ***

.

Politics matter. People don’t take it seriously

Politics clearly matter

Freedom power, freedom tech

The government is not your enemy!

HOPE

Larry fink?

DAY 0

Today is day zero!

Everyday is day zero!

.

Robert f Kennedy

Insane critical frugality ***

.

Spartan Economics

The Germans are foolish

.

Backpack which can fit Olympic plates?

Every 4 years

.

He who accumulates the most bitcoin shall win?

Bhutan?

Only pussies wear baseball caps!

How to become a millionaire blogger?

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1. Insane Spartan frugality 

This is what people do not understand or get; technically, if you want to become a millionaire, the goal is actually to never spend any money. Just like Kanye said, “White people make money don’t spend it – but I’d rather buy 80 gold chains and go ignant (ignorant)”.

What that means is don’t buy the Tesla, don’t buy the single-family home, don’t buy the condo, don’t buy these stupid overpriced clothing, don’t buy random stuff at Costco.

What that then means is cancel anything which requires a subscription, and funnel all that money into bitcoin. If you could take that $10 a month, that you’re pissing away into the toilet into Netflix Netflix Hulu Disney+ HBO Max etc.… Or even Spotify… And you could put that into bitcoin? Assuming that bitcoin will 10,000x from here ,,, that $10 a month will become 100 a month, 1000 month, or $10,000 a month.

If I told you with 100% certainty that you’re Spotify would you pay $10 a month, when the future be worth $10,000 a month… Wouldn’t the rational thing to do is to unsubscribe from it and buy bitcoin instead? Obviously!

Why bitcoin is hope and optimism 

I think the simple reason why bitcoin is hope and optimism  is because the potential that bitcoin could be worth $21 million a bitcoin or whatever. Or if I give you the simple thought that bitcoin will go up, year over year, 25%, compounded interest forever… And you simply plug that into ChatGPT to create you a future graph, wouldn’t you invest your money differently? 

Or even more extreme… If I told you with 100% certainty that bitcoin would go up 55% year over here, for the next 500 years… Wouldn’t you use your money differently? Or not use your money differently? 

2. Having kids

The funny irony is that having kids is actually not expensive. Literally almost 100% of kids stuff you get for free from friends and family, or the Facebook by nothing group. I think the only concern that people have is having to put your kids into daycare, or Childcare, which can get expensive.

I don’t think anybody should ever have to pay for childcare. This is where if you have grandparent help, grandma or grandfather on either side… Ideally all of them, all the time, this is the key.

Let us consider, if you’re married, in theory you should have a grandfather and a grandmother on both sides, for grandparents. Even if some people have passed, often you will have at least one or two grandmothers who are more than willing to take care of your kid full-time.

3. Free or nothing

Let us think about it now, at this point clothing is essentially free. If you have to pay money, even $10 to purchase something, it is simply too expensive. Just get it for free. Once again the Facebook group, or even ask friends or family members if you have extra clothes that they don’t wear anymore whether they could give it to you.

I think the real secret to success and riches is to get everything for free! For example, all these celebrities etc.… I don’t think they have ever spent their own money on buying an iPhone, a Samsung phone or whatever. Apparently even Lil Wayne would get Samsung phones for free!

And also cars… I think the logical strategy is to never spend any money to buy a car, ideally you would just get it for free! You might be able to get a free car from a family member who wants to dump it or traded in or whatever, and just fix it up and drive it! Or other successful people that have met, you just buy the car at a car auction, in which you buy some thing at an extreme discount. 

Anybody who purchases any new vehicle, is a 100% fool.  Even if you bought a Tesla model three performance, for about $60,000.05 years ago… That car is not only worth about 20 or $25,000. This is the exact opposite of rich, this is a surefire recipe on getting poor.

3. Avoid taxable events

Nor is money

Perhaps for childless, single, or even married or in a serious relationship or partnership people ,,, productivity is the apex value, but once you have a kid, you realize how foolish chasing productivity for productivity sake is!

The reason I don’t like old music, or listening to the old music I used to listen to, old clothes I purchased in the past and used to wear, maybe even car preferences — I’m in a different stage in my life, walking around all day in Culver City arm carrying Seneca, and all this old stuff which used to define me at a past certain stage in my life (Vietnam, Orange County, Providence Rhode Island etc)— no longer does!

Even now a sports car has almost zero appeal to me- even tshirts have no more appeal to me let alone long sleeve button up shirts!

Understand and appreciate and love that each stage in your life is different and you must allow and permit and almost force yourself to adapt!

Enjoy that new new shit! That new new approach and new new concept!

New: off the grid workouts, also … mobile, moving, walking, farmer’s carry type mobile exercises? Strongman, or something else … I need a better concept.

Why would you desire the same things you desired as you did when you were childless?

Don’t second guess yourself — don’t think twice,,, you got it up!

Racks on racks on racks on racks! –

Energy and vigor is?

Saw it in Quiksilver at the Century City mall, and it blew me away! So beautiful, literally the perfect car. Also the rear diffuser on the rear trunk looks phenomenal.

The new racing bucket seats feel great, but one critical flaw in the car… The steering wheel feel terrible? The stitching and it feels so cheap? Shouldn’t the steering wheel be the number one critical thing in a car?

Maybe better to get the yoke steering instead. Also I’m not sure why they didn’t add the yoke steering to the Tesla model three performance!

Yoke steering or nothing!

The very weird bias in today’s world; the general idea that black is bad. Typically, with things… we think and see that blacker is worse. 

Cultural norms

For example, purity is typically seen as white. But if you think about the yin and yang, technically… the black and the white are equal and one and the same, a co-part of one another. 

For example, man and woman. Technically, there is no real reason why men should be superior to women and vice versa.

Man needs woman, woman needs man.

Even on a very very basic perspective… you modern day fools; don’t you know that in order to beget children, we need both man and woman? 

Just get rid of the dogs

I think honestly, both sides are at fault here. I think there are some men who think that they could live without women, and just jerk off to their internet porn girlfriends instead, and also similar speaking… women who think that they have no need for men either. And both sides see companionship through a dog? Very weird. 

Anyways, we could just ignore them, because honestly… the Earth and the planet will be fine. Regardless of all these weird anti-trends towards kids, and pro dog trends… sooner or later people will wake up, and want to have kids. I think it just happens a lot later.

For example, here in Culver City… It seems like the average age of a new father looks like mid 50s? And for women… late 30s or maybe early 40s?

It’s really really bizarre to me because whenever I see new fathers, kids who are younger than Seneca, maybe the kid is two years old or one years old… The dad looks like he has maybe 55 or 56? Super weird.

Anyways, what this means is don’t hate or spite anybody or any side– each side needs the other.

The red white and blue 

Even Democrats and Republicans… if you think about the unit and Yang theory, let us say that we took the Yang and Yang, and we just made it red and blue instead… Don’t we know that we are one in the same? You cannot have an American flag without the red, nor the blue. You need both.

It looks like the Republicans have taken red as their color motto, Donald Trump is always wearing a red neck tie. And the Democrats have taken the blue. But once again… The red white and blue flag is all united. 

What if we started thinking that we were in fact the same thing?

I think this is a pretty radical idea. The idea that we are just the same, just different sides of the same coin. 

Even the notion of masculine vs feminine… maybe this is not a really good idea. 

For example, I think every man has a little bit of feminine in him, and every woman has a little bit of masculine in her.

Pink is the best color on men

For example, even when I was in high school, the guy who had the best dance moves would often do the more “feminine“ dance moves like the booty bump, backing it up etc. And also, the guys were the most stylish wore pink; the pink polo and the Louis Vuitton backpack, like Kanye West. 

And also, it is very sexy when a woman is very strong, and could deadlift over two plates. Even Cindy‘s record for deadlift is 265 pounds. 

And now, Seneca‘s favorite color is pink, and I love pink too! Even in my wardrobe, this random cable knit brooks brothers pink sweater that I got, from a free pile of clothes, is the article of clothing I get the most compliments on! And also this really cool matte pink bomber jacket, from this Korean American brand ”IISE” (this means second generation in Korean)– I also got for free.

The semen and the egg

Anyways, it’s kind of weird how there is a bifurcation between men and woman, woman and man.

For example… even if you are a gay woman, or lesbian or something, who wants to have kids… obviously biologically you need to get a male sperm donor. I don’t think it is possible to take the DNA straight out of another woman, and injected into the uterus of another woman, to beget a child. I don’t think…?

George Clooney is a loser

And also there is this weird thing for men to desire not to have children? That they want to just keep ejaculating in or on beautiful women, indefinitely, forever? 

But once again, you fools… don’t you know that the purpose is to have kids? Ideally strong sons, to carry on you?

How to raise a child

Something that I am having so much fun with is raising Seneca. All things considered, I consider it my crowning glory. I value Seneca his life and the way I’m raising him and the time spent to him as 1 trillion times more important than anything else I have done in my life.

Anyways, I think each and every philosopher should have children, because first and foremost, if you have a strong opinion on how the world should be, it is very simple… you just instill these values into your kids! 

Also, philosophically, if you’re curious about how humans learn, human nature or whatever… Certainly the easiest way to learn this is through your kids!

Don’t trust the French

You have a bunch of these constipated methamphetamine addicted French philosophers who have all these high and mighty theories about human nature, but I think most of them didn’t have kids?

I find this really bizarre, how can you have an opinion on how humans exist, without having your own child?

I think perhaps my theory on why most philosophers didn’t have kids is because most philosopher men simply couldn’t spit enough game, to get a beautiful woman or wife! Even Nietzsche, I think he was madly in love with this one woman, who rejected him many times, there’s even funny stories that a lot of women would actually be frightened by Nietzsche and his imposing mustache.

Perhaps the reason why so many philosophers are sexist is because they simply couldn’t get the woman Of their dreams?

“I hate you because you refuse to sleep with me.” – has any man ever admitted this?

Don’t uglify yourself 

Also in today’s world, I see zero reason for men to have facial hair or mustaches or beards or whatever. Honestly I think the only reason that men grow facial hair or beards is to make themselves look uglier, to make themselves look more ironic, or to hide their ugliness, their double chin, etc. 

I even see this, dude sitting in their brand new Porsche cars, and I peer into them, and then they are very very skinny fat, they look lean, but if you look at them closely, you see their little belly fat bulging out?

Also, other skinny fat dudes with the little iconic Hitler mustache, if you look at them really closely, they too also have a double chin? 

Double chins are bad. Excess body fat adipose tissue is bad. 

Never judge somebody until you have seen them butt naked.

It is my personal believe that humans are the most beautiful when they are in the nude, naked without clothes on. Also think that is possible for a beautiful woman to be in the nude, that is not pornographic, not even erotic… kind of like when you see the Venus de Milo nude Greek art stattues. Nobody looks at a marble statue of a Greek woman and gets a boner. 

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Why this matters

Let us say that we are all black and white photographers; then the funny thought… we don’t call it black on black photographer — we call it black and white.

That is why when it comes to tragedy, we also need comedy! And sort of concept which is all misery no comedy… is bad. This is where I love the LEGO Batman movie; it is insanely humorous, for what we consider a dark gloomy figure!

Disney is bad

And also… I think the greatest films also do have a touch of comedy. I think this is where Robert Downey Jr. was such a great Iron Man character… certainly Robert Downey Jr. has his inner demons, he makes it lighthearted with humor! My personal thought is that the only good Marvel films were the ones that were produced before they were bought out by Disney. 

Maybe this is where Disney is bad; when you “Disney-fy” something, it becomes too generic, and maybe even too family oriented?

Family friendly is bad

Also, something I’ve discovered… when something is “family friendly“, it is typically boring, and actually not that family friendly. Even Seneca, at the age of three years four months old, has more fun talking to adults and Apple security guards rather than other basic kids his age, a little younger than him or a little older than him?

The parents are basic

Certainly everyone has the right to raise their child however they want, but man… these modern day kids are made so basic by their parents. They all watch the same generic stuff on YouTube, Disney+, they like the same superheroes, think alike, talk alike, they are also boring.

How much muscle mass does your kid have?

Nowadays when we go to the park or in public places and I meet other kids around Seneca‘s age… these kids are so wimpy! The other day I saw a kid, who I haven’t seen in about six months, and the kid is tiny! I think the mom is maybe vegetarian or vegan and the kid doesn’t eat any meat? Seneca looks at least four times buffer than the other kid, and about a head taller. 

Something that they don’t do when measuring your kid is measuring their muscle mass. They only measure weight and height, but if your kid is 90% body fat? This is probably a bad thing.

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Should we compare?

I remember as a kid, the thing I hated the most was when my parents would compare me to my cousin, or to other kids in the random Korean newspaper, comparing my grades with other kids, etc. I always had the American notion “Don’t compare me with other kids! Just judge me for myself!”

I think this is wise. Certainly there will always be some sociological biases,  in which we in advertently do compare ourselves and our kids with other kids and families etc. That being said, I think we can still try to make a conscious effort to try to curb it a bit.

If you don’t have anything good to say, don’t say it

Similarly speaking… Maybe the corollary exists, which is don’t sing the praises of other kids either?

What that then means is to just ignore other kids? To just raise your kid however you personally see fit? 

Because let us critically consider this… all of this is bad:

1. Comparing your kids to other kids, whether they are better or worse
2. Hating or critiquing other kids
3. Praising or saying good things about other kids

My simply idea is just keep your mouth shut, smile and nod, be friendly, engage and entertain other kids and play with them. Certainly acknowledge them and smile at them!

But beyond this… Don’t say evil, see evil, and be evil.

Because when you brag, while comparing your superiority or the superior of your kid versus other kids, what you are doing is actually debasing them. 

For example, if you could lift over 10 plates, are you going to brag about how you are so much stronger than the guy who could only lift two plates? No! They’re not even on your radar. 

Perhaps nobody is on your radar? Nobody is on equal footing?

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Why weigh yourself in comparison to others? 

Something I stopped doing about 7-8 years ago was weighing myself on a scale. Why? Many reasons.

First, to weigh yourself is a very arbitrary measure of anything.  it doesn’t tell you anything. No scale, irregardless of how expensive or advanced it is accurately break down your muscle percentage versus your body fat percentage. Even those modern inventions where you could grip the handles or you can stand on the barefoot… None of these things work.

The only really empirical thing to see is look at the mirror, and pinch your belly fat. Even Arnold said it well; “if it jiggles, it is fat”.-

Or a better measure or not for men:

Do you have a six pack or not? 

To get a six pack of super simple; you don’t even have to do crunches or whatever. The simple thing is intermittent fasting, no breakfast no lunch, only one massive dinner a day. 100% carnivore diet. The only non-meat item to eat is maybe arugula or kale.

1. Quit alcohol, all alcohol is bad for you, even the “good alcohol“, “reservatrol” is a scam — I did a deep dive on this and essentially, all this fake ass studies on red wine being good for you is funded by alcohol and wine corporations, or other insidious corporations trying to peddle “reservatrol” pills.
2. Quit smoking weed. It makes you fat lazy and dumb. And also it gives you the munchies, which will mean that after smoking weed, very easy to order McDonald’s when you’re high, and eat everything, all that high fructose corn syrup.
3. Don’t eat out. Besides maybe Fogo de Chão and all you can eat Korean barbecue, everything sneakily has sugar added to it. Even something I’ve discovered is a lot of Korean restaurants, even a lot of all you can eat Korean barbecue places add corn syrup or sugar to the kimchi?
4. Create a new culture: no cake, no desserts, no birthday cake. If you want a birthday present, tell people to just buy you meat instead.

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Go opposite

I’m starting to think… The next time I need to upgrade my iPhone, I’ll just get a white iPhone. Why? First, less prone to overheating, especially in the strong Los Angeles sun. And also, The big issue here is it seems that everyone is just going for the all black look. And it is pretty boring for the most part.

All white everything is a better flex; go to the wedding with an all white suit, white shoes, white pants. And even if it gets dirty, no big deal! You’re rich enough.

Car aesthetics?

Why have I not yet seen all white Porsche 911, with all white solid rims? 

Bring back the solid white rims! Also the upside, better contrast against the black tires.

How and why colors matter

Your color preferences signal and show who you are.

Also, pragmatic one; then if you’re living in Los Angeles and it hits the mid 90s, or the hundreds, do you want an all black car, even if it is fully tinted? No! I wouldn’t wish this upon my worst enemy.

There’s a reason why if you live in Southern California to have an all white house makes sense; to keep out the heat! 

Or, if you’re in the middle of the Sahara desert, the reason why it makes sense to wear white linen clothes, to reflect the heat!

Ultimately, when shit hits the fan, the pragmatics will supersede the style and the fashion. 

When it is hot, just wear white. 

This is also the reason why the French colonists would wear all white linen clothing and suits.

Where did the notion of all white tennis shoes come from?

I wonder if it is a material thing; back in the days when you play tennis on the courts, maybe if you had dark shoes or sneakers, it would leave a mark on the courts? White was less likely to leave marks? Still… Thinking about my all white K SWISS tennis shoes back in high school, size 10 and a half.

White people, black cars?

In America, it seems that if one wants to reach the apex of privilege, one must be “white“. But the problems here:

First, the hierarchy issue with race. I think when people talk about white people didn’t mean to say white protestant Anglo-Saxon Caucasian. For example, if you’re Irish, or if you have a “Mc” in your last name, don’t forget that Irish was not considered white for a very long time. Even now.

 For example, Russian people are not considered white, or people from the Slavic regions. Polish people are not seen as white, people from Ukraine are not seen as white, even though they are “white passing“. Jewish people are not white — as long as Jewish people have to keep changing their last names, and as long as there are internals… Unfortunately, Jewish, anti-Semitism… Almost as bad as black racism. But not as bad because in Hollywood and media, because a lot of eastern European Jewish Ashkenazi folks are “white passing“– like John Stewart and the like they are mostly off of the radar of the typical person. Same thing with Scarlett Johansson, etc.

Racial politics

All human beings, irregardless of their ethnicity or race, look far more beautiful and healthy with a tan, rather than being pale and emaciated looking. I think this is where class privilege was a thing. In Korea,  whiteness was equated with royalty, because if you were royalty, you did not have to go into the fields until the land. You could be indoors, or in the shade all day.

But now, opposite holds true. If you have the privilege of having a full body tan, an upper thigh tan, it is a signal that you are rich enough to spend all day at the beach! Typically beach bums or surfer bros are actually quite affluent. Either their family comes from money, so they have a trust fund or something, or they are rich and successful and retired enough to just go surfing all day. This is why whenever I meet men with a beautiful body full body tan, I know that they’re successful. Because if you’re a construction worker or something, you might just have a Farmer’s tan or something?

Blacken and tan your skin not your car 

Rather than doing a loser mat black murdered outlook on your car, just get a full body tan!

Spend maximum time in the sun, Put on tons of sun spray, contain your body to the maximum, within common sense limits. For example, even if you had SPF 300 sun spray, it would probably not be very effective if you were butt naked all day in the Sahara desert.

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Opposites are the same

You know the idea that opposites attract? Very true!

I think regardless of what people say… We are not attracted to people like us. Also from a pragmatic perspective, if you end up marrying somebody who is so similar to you… There is no dynamic range or diversity here. 
For example, I would have zero interest in marrying anybody or having a kid with anybody who was exactly like me, in personality scope and appearance.

I’m all for LGBTQ rights, but one thing that I am very grateful is that I was born super straight. I feel bad for all these kids who end up growing up deal so confused about their sexual preferences or whatever.

For my perspective, I think biologically, it makes sense that some people are born gay lesbian, queer or whatever. There seems to be enough genetic diversity here, whether you are bisexual, whatever.

I think then the secret and the goal is to discover what you are, and to not be ashamed of it. For example, if you’re a man and you’re attracted sexually to other men, vice versa etc., all good! Same goes with women etc. 

And whatever your gender whatever, all good.

Be proud of what you are, don’t hide or feel bad about it. But I think the nuance is we should not become tyrants here. 

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Innovations

1. Be the first techie who buys an all silver MacBook Pro, or be that next person who actually buys an iPhone Pro in white. Or the natural titanium color.
2. Don’t be another clone and loser driving an all black range rover, murdered out, whatever. Don’t be another clone with an all black Dodge charger, super boring. I find it more interesting to see guys with white muscle cars, rather than a typical black one. Why have I never seen an all white dodge hellcat?
3. Get a tan! Just put on some SPF 60 sunblock, take off your shirt and get your tan on! If you’re a woman, sports bra bikini whatever.
4. Formal attire, wear as much wide as possible. Buy some skinny white denim jeans. Just get some cheap ones at Old Navy, Zara, H&M, or Uniqlo. And also the goal is to not hide dirt; it is cooler to wear all white, and have it dirty, rather than being an insecure person who thinks everyone is looking at the stain on your clothes, but nobody notices.

Dirtier is better?

More joyful to see a kid who is all dirty from playing in the sand rather than one of these Netflix YouTube zombie kids, super puny and eating Cheerios.

iPad is not the issue

iPad tablets, cheap Amazon tablets are not the issue here. The issue is the media; the issue is Netflix, YouTube, YouTube kids, Disney+ etc.

My personal suggestion is I think an iPad is good for kids, in terms of creativity. The nuance is never download any free apps. There is always some sort of gotcha somewhere.

Give them procreate, nomad sculpt, GarageBand. These are virtuous applications.

My suggestion is avoid Minecraft, it seems really good, but it is almost too good. Maybe better to buy play dough instead.

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if you feel pain or back pain or whatever, it is a good instructor to teach you what not to do. or how to change things up.

for example, whenever I start feeling a little bit of knee pain, it is a sign that my hips are too tight, that I have not spent adequate time stretching or warming up my hips. Therefore, a small pain is better than a really really big catastrophic injury!

a tiny bit of knee pain is a good instructor, rather than a mega catastrophic injury in which you blow out your knees!

Bitcoin is good because it is so controversial!

The very weird bias in today’s world; the general idea that black is bad. Typically, with things… we think and see that blacker is worse. 

For example, purity is typically seen as white. But if you think about the yin and yang, technically… the black and the white are equal and one and the same, a co-part of one another. 

For example, man and woman. Technically, there is no real reason why men should be superior to women and vice versa.

Man needs woman, woman needs man.

Even on a very very basic perspective… you modern day fools; don’t you know that in order to beget children, we need both man and woman? 

I think honestly, both sides are at fault here. I think there are some men who think that they could live without women, and just jerk off to their internet porn girlfriends instead, and also similar speaking… women who think that they have no need for men either. And both sides see companionship through a dog? Very weird. 

Anyways, we could just ignore them, because honestly… The Earth and the planet will be fine. Regardless of all these weird anti-trend kids, and pro dog trends… Sooner or later people will wake up, and want to have kids. I think it just happens a lot later.

For example, here in Culver City… It seems like the average age of a new father looks like mid 50s? And for women… Late 30s or maybe early 40s?

It’s really really bizarre to me because whenever I see new fathers, kids who are younger than Seneca, maybe the kid is two years old or one years old… The dad looks like he has maybe 55 or 56? Super weird.

Anyways, what this means is don’t hate or spite anybody or any side. 

Even Democrats and Republicans… If you think about the unit and Yang theory, let us say that we took the Yang and Yang, and we just made it red and blue instead… Don’t we know that we are one in the same? You cannot have an American flag without the red, nor the blue. You need both.

It looks like the Republicans have taken red as their color motto, Donald Trump is always wearing a red neck tie. And the Democrats have taken the blue. But once again… The red white and blue flag is all united. 

What if we started thinking that we were in fact the same thing?

I think this is a pretty radical idea. The idea that we are just the same, just different sides of the same coin. 

Even the notion of masculine vs feminine… maybe this is not a really good idea. 

For example, I think every man has a little bit of feminine in him, and every woman has a little bit of masculine in her.

For example, even when I was in high school, the guy who had the best dance moves would often do the more “feminine“ dance moves like the booty bump, backing it up etc. And also, the guys were the most stylish wore pink; the pink polo and the Louis Vuitton backpack, like Kanye West. 

And also, it is very sexy when a woman is very strong, and could deadlift over two plates. Even Cindy‘s record for deadlift is 265 pounds. 

And now, Seneca‘s favorite color is pink, and I love pink too! Even in my wardrobe, this random cable knit brooks brothers pink sweater that I got, from a free pile of clothes, is the article of clothing I get the most compliments on! And also this really cool matte pink bomber jacket, from this Korean American brand ”IISE” (this means second generation in Korean)– I also got for free.

Anyways, it’s kind of weird how there is a bifurcation between men and woman, woman and man.

For example… Even if you are a gay woman, Or lesbian or something, who wants to have kids… Obviously biologically you need to get a male sperm donor. I don’t think it is possible to take the DNA straight out of another woman, and injected into the uterus of another woman, to beget a child. I don’t think…?

And also there is this weird thing for men to desire not to have children? That they want to just keep ejaculating in or on beautiful women, indefinitely, forever? 

But once again, you fools… Don’t you know that the purpose is to have kids? Ideally strong sons, to carry on you?

How to raise a child

Something that I am having so much fun with is raising Seneca. All things considered, I consider it my crowning glory. I value Seneca his life and the way I’m raising him and the time spent to him as 1 trillion times more important than anything else I have done in my life.

Anyways, I think each and every philosopher should have children, because first and foremost, if you have a strong opinion on how the world should be, it is very simple… You just instill these values into your kids! 

Also, philosophically, if you’re curious about how kids learn, human nature or whatever… Certainly the easiest way to learn this is through your kids!

Do you have a bunch of these constipated methamphetamine addicted to French philosophers who have all these high and mighty theories about human nature, but I think most of them didn’t have kids?

I find this really bizarre, how can you have an opinion on how humans exist, without having your own child?

I think perhaps my theory is most philosopher men simply couldn’t spit enough game, to get a beautiful woman or wife! Even Nietzsche, I think he was madly in love with this one woman, who rejected him many times, there’s even funny stories  that a lot of women would actually be frightened by Nietzsche and his imposing mustache.

Also in today’s world, I see zero reason for men to have facial hair or mustaches or beards or whatever. Honestly I think the only reason that men grow facial hair or beards is to make themselves look uglier, to make themselves look more ironic, or to hide Their ugliness, their double chin, etc. 

I even see this, dude sitting in their brand new Porsche cars, and I pure into them, and then they are very very skinny fat, they look lean, but if you look at them closely, you see their little belly fat bulging out?

Also, other skinny fat dudes with the little iconic Hitler mustache, if you look at them really closely, they too also have a double chin? 

Double chins are bad. Excess body fat adipose tissue is bad. 

Never judge somebody until you have seen them butt naked.

It is my personal believe that humans are the most beautiful when they are in the nude, naked without clothes. Also think that is possible for a beautiful men to be in the nude, that is not pornographic, not even erotic… kind of like when you see the Venus de Milo nude Greek art stattues. Nobody looks at a marble statue of a Greek woman and gets a boner. 

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Why this matters

Let us say that we are all black and white photographers;  then the funny thought… we don’t call it black on black photographer — we call it black and white.

That is why when it comes to tragedy, we also need comedy! And sort of concept which is all misery no comedy… Is bad. This is where I love the Lego Batman movie; it is insanely humorous, for what we consider a dark gloomy figure!

And also… I think the greatest films also do have a touch of comedy. I think this is where Robert Downey Jr. was such a great Iron Man character… Certainly Robert Downey Jr. has his inner demons, he makes it lighthearted with humor!

Maybe this is where Disney is bad; when you “Disney-fy” something, it becomes too generic, and maybe even family oriented?

Also, something I’ve discovered… when something is “family friendly“, it is typically boring, and actually not that family friendly.  Even Seneca, at the age of three years four months old, has more fun talking to adults and Apple security guards rather than other basic kids his age, a little younger than him or a little older than him?

Certainly everyone has the right to raise their child however they want, but man… These modern day kids are made so basic by their parents. They all watch the same generic stuff on YouTube, Disney+, they like the same superheroes, think alike, talk alike, they are also boring.

And also, these kids are so wimpy! The other day I saw a kid, who I haven’t seen in about six months, and the kid is tiny! I think the mom is maybe vegetarian or vegan and the kid doesn’t eat any meat? Seneca looks at least four times buffer than the other kid, and about a head taller. 

Should we compare?

I remember as a kid, the thing I hated the most was when my parents would compare me to my cousin, or to other kids in the random Korean newspaper, comparing my grades with other kids, etc. I always had the American notion “Don’t compare me with other kids! Just judge me for myself!”

I think this is wise. Certainly there will always be some sociological biases,  in which we in advertently do compare ourselves and our kids with other kids and families etc. That being said, I think we can still try to make a conscious effort to try to curb it a bit.

If you don’t have anything good to say, don’t say it

Similarly speaking… Maybe the corollary exists, which is don’t sing the praises of other kids either?

What that then means is to just ignore other kids? To just raise your kid however you personally see fit? 

Because let us critically consider this… all of this is bad:

1. Comparing your kids to other kids, whether they are better or worse
2. Hating or critiquing other kids
3. Praising or saying good things about other kids

My simply idea is just keep your mouth shut, smile and nod, be friendly, engage and entertain other kids and play with them. Certainly acknowledge them and smile at them!

But beyond this… Don’t say evil, see evil, and be evil.

Because when you brag, while comparing your superiority or the superior of your kid versus other kids, what you are doing is actually debasing them. 

For example, if you could lift over 10 plates, are you going to brag about how you are so much stronger than the guy who could only lift two plates? No! They’re not even on your radar. 

Perhaps nobody is on your radar? Nobody is on equal footing?

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Why weigh yourself in comparison to others? 

Something I stopped doing about 7-8 years ago was weighing myself on a scale. Why? Many reasons.

First, to weigh yourself is a very arbitrary measure of anything.  it doesn’t tell you anything. No scale, irregardless of how expensive or advanced it is accurately break down your muscle percentage versus your body fat percentage. Even those modern inventions where you could grip the handles or you can stand on the barefoot… None of these things work.

The only really empirical thing to see is look at the mirror, and pinch your belly fat. Even Arnold said it well; “if it jiggles, it is fat”.-

Or a better measure or not for men:

Do you have a six pack or not? 

To get a six pack of super simple; you don’t even have to do crunches or whatever. The simple thing is intermittent fasting, no breakfast no lunch, only one massive dinner a day. 100% carnivore diet. The only non-meat item to eat is maybe arugula or kale.

1. Quit alcohol, all alcohol is bad for you, even the “good alcohol“, “reservatrol” is a scam — I did a deep dive on this and essentially, all this fake ass studies on red wine being good for you is funded by alcohol and wine corporations, or other insidious corporations trying to peddle “reservatrol” pills.
2. Quit smoking weed. It makes you fat lazy and dumb. And also it gives you the munchies, which will mean that after smoking weed, very easy to order McDonald’s when you’re high, and eat everything, all that high fructose corn syrup.
3. Don’t eat out. Besides maybe Fogo de Chão and all you can eat Korean barbecue, everything sneakily has sugar added to it. Even something I’ve discovered is a lot of Korean restaurants, even a lot of all you can eat Korean barbecue places add corn syrup or sugar to the kimchi?
4. Create a new culture: no cake, no desserts, no birthday cake. If you want a birthday present, tell people to just buy you meat instead.

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Go opposite

I’m starting to think… The next time I need to upgrade my iPhone, I’ll just get a white iPhone. Why? First, less prone to overheating, especially in the strong Los Angeles sun. And also, The big issue here is it seems that everyone is just going for the all black look. And it is pretty boring for the most part.

All white everything is a better flex; go to the wedding with an all white suit, white shoes, white pants. And even if it gets dirty, no big deal! You’re rich enough.

Car aesthetics?

Why have I not yet seen all white Porsche 911, with all white solid rims? 

Bring back the solid white rims! Also the upside, better contrast against the black tires.

How and why colors matter

Your color preferences signal and show who you are.

Also, pragmatic one; then if you’re living in Los Angeles and it hits the mid 90s, or the hundreds, do you want an all black car, even if it is fully tinted? No! I wouldn’t wish this upon my worst enemy.

There’s a reason why if you live in Southern California to have an all white house makes sense; to keep out the heat! 

Or, if you’re in the middle of the Sahara desert, the reason why it makes sense to wear white linen clothes, to reflect the heat!

Ultimately, when shit hits the fan, the pragmatics will supersede the style and the fashion. 

When it is hot, just wear white. 

This is also the reason why the French colonists would wear all white linen clothing and suits.

Where did the notion of all white tennis shoes come from?

I wonder if it is a material thing; back in the days when you play tennis on the courts, maybe if you had dark shoes or sneakers, it would leave a mark on the courts? White was less likely to leave marks? Still… Thinking about my all white K SWISS tennis shoes back in high school, size 10 and a half.

White people, black cars?

In America, it seems that if one wants to reach the apex of privilege, one must be “white“. But the problems here:

First, the hierarchy issue with race. I think when people talk about white people didn’t mean to say white protestant Anglo-Saxon Caucasian. For example, if you’re Irish, or if you have a “Mc” in your last name, don’t forget that Irish was not considered white for a very long time. Even now.

 For example, Russian people are not considered white, or people from the Slavic regions. Polish people are not seen as white, people from Ukraine are not seen as white, even though they are “white passing“. Jewish people are not white — as long as Jewish people have to keep changing their last names, and as long as there are internals… Unfortunately, Jewish, anti-Semitism… Almost as bad as black racism. But not as bad because in Hollywood and media, because a lot of eastern European Jewish Ashkenazi folks are “white passing“– like John Stewart and the like they are mostly off of the radar of the typical person. Same thing with Scarlett Johansson, etc.

Racial politics

All human beings, irregardless of their ethnicity or race, look far more beautiful and healthy with a tan, rather than being pale and emaciated looking. I think this is where class privilege was a thing. In Korea,  whiteness was equated with royalty, because if you were royalty, you did not have to go into the fields until the land. You could be indoors, or in the shade all day.

But now, opposite holds true. If you have the privilege of having a full body tan, an upper thigh tan, it is a signal that you are rich enough to spend all day at the beach! Typically beach bums or surfer bros are actually quite affluent. Either their family comes from money, so they have a trust fund or something, or they are rich and successful and retired enough to just go surfing all day. This is why whenever I meet men with a beautiful body full body tan, I know that they’re successful. Because if you’re a construction worker or something, you might just have a Farmer’s tan or something?

Blacken and tan your skin not your car 

Rather than doing a loser mat black murdered outlook on your car, just get a full body tan!

Spend maximum time in the sun, Put on tons of sun spray, contain your body to the maximum, within common sense limits. For example, even if you had SPF 300 sun spray, it would probably not be very effective if you were butt naked all day in the Sahara desert.

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Opposites are the same

You know the idea that opposites attract? Very true!

I think regardless of what people say… We are not attracted to people like us. Also from a pragmatic perspective, if you end up marrying somebody who is so similar to you… There is no dynamic range or diversity here. 
For example, I would have zero interest in marrying anybody or having a kid with anybody who was exactly like me, in personality scope and appearance.

I’m all for LGBTQ rights, but one thing that I am very grateful is that I was born super straight. I feel bad for all these kids who end up growing up deal so confused about their sexual preferences or whatever.

For my perspective, I think biologically, it makes sense that some people are born gay lesbian, queer or whatever. There seems to be enough genetic diversity here, whether you are bisexual, whatever.

I think then the secret and the goal is to discover what you are, and to not be ashamed of it. For example, if you’re a man and you’re attracted sexually to other men, vice versa etc., all good! Same goes with women etc. 

And whatever your gender whatever, all good.

Be proud of what you are, don’t hide or feel bad about it. But I think the nuance is we should not become tyrants here. 

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Innovations

1. Be the first techie who buys an all silver MacBook Pro, or be that next person who actually buys an iPhone Pro in white. Or the natural titanium color.
2. Don’t be another clone and loser driving an all black range rover, murdered out, whatever. Don’t be another clone with an all black Dodge charger, super boring. I find it more interesting to see guys with white muscle cars, rather than a typical black one. Why have I never seen an all white dodge hellcat?
3. Get a tan! Just put on some SPF 60 sunblock, take off your shirt and get your tan on! If you’re a woman, sports bra bikini whatever.
4. Formal attire, wear as much wide as possible. Buy some skinny white denim jeans. Just get some cheap ones at Old Navy, Zara, H&M, or Uniqlo. And also the goal is to not hide dirt; it is cooler to wear all white, and have it dirty, rather than being an insecure person who thinks everyone is looking at the stain on your clothes, but nobody notices.

Dirtier is better?

More joyful to see a kid who is all dirty from playing in the sand rather than one of these Netflix YouTube zombie kids, super puny and eating Cheerios.

iPad is not the issue

iPad tablets, cheap Amazon tablets are not the issue here. The issue is the media; the issue is Netflix, YouTube, YouTube kids, Disney+ etc.

My personal suggestion is I think an iPad is good for kids, in terms of creativity. The nuance is never download any free apps. There is always some sort of gotcha somewhere.

Give them procreate, nomad sculpt, GarageBand. These are virtuous applications.

My suggestion is avoid Minecraft, it seems really good, but it is almost too good. Maybe better to buy play dough instead.

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The motto

Prius?

A really good idea?

Steel man

Cyber man?

Digital man?

What can you take with you? Bitcoin!

So fascinating:

1. Bitcoin is created in the real world with real energy and real electricity
2. *then* you transport Bitcoin into the cyber universe and cyber space ,,, where it will live forever.

Isn’t this truly phenomenal from a physics perspective?

Studying and thinking

Studying the slow demise and downfall of the French colonial empire is fascinating, because we can liken it to the United States of America, or any other nation state.

First — over-extending oneself.

There’s this story I think from Alexander the Great, when he made it to India, he met a “gymnosophist” (naked, gymno… sophist [wise person]) which used an example of taking a dried cowhide (which naturally curls up one corner), and every time he pushed it down with a stick, in a certain spot, it would re-center a different spot which was used to illustrate:

With an empire, if you want to control it… you must only focus on one spot.

Perhaps the downside of the French empire was over-extending itself to Algeria, Indochina (Vietnam), Laos, Cambodia (Camboge), etc.

First ,,, to sail by boat ALLLLL the way from France to Vietnam or Southeast Asia — this is insanely far!

Military command and geography?

So I find this important for the following reasons:

First — America is great because we have land advantage! The borders of the USA are clearly demarcated, and also we are surrounded and protected by so much water! Here is where Navy power is so critical?

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ChatGPT 4o

The downfall of the French Empire, particularly the Second French Colonial Empire (1830-1962), can be attributed to several factors:

1. World Wars

• World War I (1914-1918) and World War II (1939-1945) significantly weakened France economically, militarily, and politically. The wars drained French resources and manpower, making it difficult to maintain control over its vast colonial territories.
• During World War II, many French colonies were occupied by Axis powers or controlled by the Vichy government, leading to a loss of centralized control and weakening the empire’s cohesion.

2. Rise of Nationalism

• The 20th century saw a significant rise in nationalist movements across French colonies. Indigenous populations, inspired by ideals of self-determination and influenced by global decolonization trends, increasingly resisted colonial rule.
• Key independence movements emerged in colonies like Vietnam, Algeria, and West Africa. These movements often led to prolonged conflicts, such as the First Indochina War (1946-1954) and the Algerian War of Independence (1954-1962).

3. Economic Pressures

• Post-war France was economically weakened and could no longer afford the financial burden of maintaining its empire. The cost of suppressing independence movements and administering distant colonies became unsustainable.
• The economic benefits of colonialism were increasingly questioned, both in France and internationally, leading to a shift in policy.

4. International Pressure

• The post-World War II world order, particularly with the establishment of the United Nations, put significant pressure on colonial powers to decolonize.
• The United States and the Soviet Union, emerging as superpowers, both supported decolonization, albeit for different reasons. This global pressure made it difficult for France to justify continued colonial rule.

5. Changing Attitudes in France

• Public opinion in France gradually shifted against colonialism, especially as the costs and human toll of wars like those in Algeria became apparent.
• Politically, there was a growing belief that maintaining the empire was not only untenable but also contrary to modern democratic values.

6. Key Losses and Independence Movements

• Indochina: After the defeat at the Battle of Dien Bien Phu in 1954, France withdrew from Indochina, leading to the independence of Vietnam, Laos, and Cambodia.
• Algeria: The Algerian War was particularly brutal and divisive in France. The war ended in 1962 with the signing of the Evian Accords, leading to Algeria’s independence and marking the end of a significant part of the French Empire.
• Sub-Saharan Africa: In the 1950s and 1960s, many African colonies gained independence through relatively peaceful means, following a wave of decolonization across the continent.

Conclusion

The combination of military defeats, economic challenges, rising nationalist movements, international pressure, and changing attitudes within France led to the gradual decline and eventual collapse of the French Empire. By the early 1960s, the French colonial empire had largely dissolved, with most of its former colonies gaining independence.

Productive property you can defend.

A race to own cyberspace

Digital transformation in finance

Even philosophy and deep thinking as virtuous entertainment!

”Adventure” as a romantic, consumerist notion?

Note — you purchase XYZ vehicle *in order to* go on “adventures”—? Travel also as adventure.

Combat, the Spartan way. Or Achilles?

Video podcast

Audio

RECOVER

Recover, how to recover time, life?

So a new luck experiment; within reason, never jumping into a car, even if it is good.

Some points of rationale:

First, it seems that the primary issue here is when it comes to these asshole drivers on the road, road rage etc., the logical approach is to not just expose yourself to these assholes. The simplest thing is to just not jump into a car!

Why? I see eyewitness a lot of these big ass tough guys, we tried to bully me on the road with their anemic cars. People do this in many ways, they do with trucks, lifted trucks, over landing vehicles etc., the door with loser range rovers, loser AMG G wagons,  loser portion 911’s, you name it. Fortunately it seems that the best drivers on the road are Tesla drivers; I think because it has the Tesla AI behind it, the good thing is that it discourages asshole behavior or asshole driving.

Become the change in which you wish to see in the world

This Gandhi quote has stuck with me for a very long time, ever since I first heard it in high school, in fact I use this “for my UCLA admission letter, which I guess got me into UCLA as an undergrad. And also, pretty impressive that first I applied for biology, which is actually very competitive… And even with subpar grades, I think my total weighted GPA at the time was only a 3.98, I still got in! I credit being a Boy Scout Eagle Scout and doing a bunch of community service to get in. Definitely not my grades.

Anyways, I think the primary issue at hand is you have a lot of these passive aggressive assholes, who hide and mighty in there vehicles will try to bully you with their loser cars. But, if you see them in the street… They would never dare to honk or bark at you if you saw them face-to-face.

For example, let us just imagine… Let us say that you are on the sidewalk, and you have a person right behind you, and the crosswalk turns green. If you do not move within half a second, would the person behind you  honk at you, yell at you to get moving, whatever? Certainly not.

Also, I think if you do things in the flesh, if somebody from behind yelled at you or honked at you, but you were just walking in the flesh… You could do a simple thing like turn around, and then assess them, judge them, and Measure them up.

The big issue of being in car is this asymmetry; if you are driving, somebody honked at you from behind, first you cannot really see who is honking at you, sometimes even I am confused whether I am being hung from the person at behind, or if it is somebody else on the road.

Second, let us say there’s a loser in the Range Rover who honked at you from behind, because you did not go on the green in the split millisecond; I have no idea who is the human being who honked at me. Is it a man, a woman? Is it 80 year old man, or a 36 year old punk? Is it a 4 foot tall man, or is it a 400 pound obese man?

These things matter. Nobody would dare to punk me on the streets, because I am 6 foot tall, weight vest on, super jacked and swole, and I am probably the nicest guy, but I could also be the most aggressive person, if shit hits the fan.

And this is the truth, real men, real men with high testosterone, real fighters, MMA fighters, UFC fighters in the flesh… In real life these men are actually insanely friendly, polite, jovial! It is only these low testosterone man who are antisocial,  are sizing you up behind their cowardly fully tinted sunglasses baseball cap and beard, but pretending like they are not… A real man doesn’t wear sunglasses, doesn’t have tint in the front of their car, nor did they have tint in there sunglasses, the real man doesn’t use AirPods, and even this whole facial hair trend I think a bad one; the reason why a lot of men grow out their facial hair is to hide their double chin, or their fat. 

Even an insanely bizarre new modern day trend is these skinny fat loser guys once again, sunglasses, baseball hat, growing out a Hitler mustache? I find it objectively ugly and offensive to look at.

Anyways, I think the first thought about recovering time, recovering life is maximum time walking, outside! We could be on the sidewalk, you could be in public, it could be a hiking spot, a national park trail etc. For example, whenever I see people hiking on a trail… People are in a very good mood! Even better than the beach!

I love both, but still for me maybe the mountains are more interesting because typically when you’re hiking on the mountain, which just means walking on uneven surfaces, we feel more connected to nature, like to see elevation, we see plant life wilderness trees etc., All of this time I spent in Boy Scouts as a kid going on hikes and doing camping and summer camp was actually very good for me! I didn’t really think about him much as a kid, I think I took it for granted, I would prefer to just be at home playing video games, but now as an adult looking back, I am so insanely grateful to my scoutmasters, my troop, Troop 11 from Alameda! Maybe once Seneca gets old enough, I’ll also put him in scouts? Maybe one day I’ll become a scoutmaster? 

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The sociological issue here

Whether I like to admit it or not, I think ultimately, perhaps my primary interest is sociology; Social physics, being human, being in human in public spaces etc.

Why does this matter? It is 1 trillion times more important than you think. When it comes down to it, almost everything modern day life, is a sociological phenomenon. 

For example, the sociology of money, the sociology of capitalism, the sociology of consumerism etc. Also the sociology of being on the streets, being in public, and also, the sociology of driving a vehicle or being on the road!

In fact, I don’t think anyone has actually done a comprehensive analysis or critique or line of critical thinking in regards to the politics of driving, especially in LA.

One thing I learned from my neighbor Jim, who always walked his dogs outdoors in Orange County, in a neighborhood where there is literally no sidewalks, when there would be crazy cars speeding down 50 miles an hour down a 25 mph residential neighborhood, she would make eye contact and yell into his hands gesture to tell them to “slow down”. I am starting to do the same hand gesture, which is just taking out your palm outside of your driver side window, putting your hand flat like a palm, gesturing “calm down”. I’ve already had a guy throw the middle finger out at me,  and another skinny fat loser with a beard honked at me from behind, now that I am no longer allowing these wimps to bully me, people are shocked.

Never tolerate no disrespect. Become the change which you wish to see in the world. Even if it exposes you to danger.

Guns

I’ve been on a rampage telling people to not smoke in public, or to please not smoke in public.

Apparently I was talking to my friend Ray, and he said that once, he told her guy in Venice to not smoke in public, and a guy pulled out a gun on him. Another time he saw some kids graffiti and he asked him to stop graffiti, and once again the kids pulled out a gun, and then he just threw up his hands and said “OK OK I’m sorry let me go”.

No the response is not to just get a gun yourself, and do some sort of John Wick pistol fighting match.

Maybe the first thought is just always be armored up, always have a bulletproof vest on you, or at least a 60 pound weight vest. If cops could do it all day long, can’t you?  I’m pretty sure you could Amazon prime yourself a bulletproof vest.

In America, there are lots of laws regarding legality or illegality of owning a gun, but, no laws or illegal edict which prevent you from owning a bulletproof vest.

In fact, I think the law should be rewritten, not the right to bear arms, but the right to defense. Defense is armor.

I also think and believe that the reason why bitcoin is such a great innovation is that it is the ultimate cyber defense, the ultimate cyber armor. Let us consider that the bitcoin work is the ultimate un hack Abel thing on the planet, because there is just too much energy and money invested in it.

Even if you took $100 trillion, you try to take the bitcoin network, you can’t. In regards to the volatility of bitcoin, it is a feature not a bug.  my personal thought is with any asset which has more extreme volatility, has the momentum and the monetary physics and economic physics to fly ever higher?

Or another thought, without extreme highs and lows and dips and swings, it would be impossible for bitcoin to hit $21 million a bitcoin. 

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Ethics?

I’m starting to think more more about ethics, this is important. For example, once again it comes down to this notion; “first do no harm unto others” (Primum, no nocere)– Hippocrates.

I think the big issue nowadays is there’s too much of a financial incentive for a lot of of these doctors. Or trying to cover their ass from being made liable or being sued.

For example, the reason why you have all these doctors peddling all these cholesterol lowering drugs is they just want to avoid a lawsuit! For example, let us say you have a 400 pound obese man, who pops into your clinic,  who is certainly an extremely poor health, might get a heart attack soon. What is the first thing you do? Your prescribe him all these pills you tell him the basics of trying to eat healthier and exercise whatever, and ultimately the doctor doesn’t really care… The doctor simply doesn’t want to get sued a year or two later, if the guy ends up having a heart attack, and he was not prescribed these cholesterol lowering drugs.

But, what if you take an extremely healthy 36 year old man, 6 foot tall, highly muscular a six pack,  obviously in supreme health, and you do a blood test and you see that his cholesterol is “high“? Do you tell him to start taking these cholesterol lowering pills, so he doesn’t have a heart attack? Of course not! But this is how doctors will think, once again the issue here is they apply a one pill fits all solution, and honestly… These doctors are tired. Cram 30 appointments a day, quick 15 minute Appointments with each patient, in order to maximize the revenue because they are still paying off medical school debt. I don’t blame them.

Then the solution is for us to become critical ourselves; think for ourselves, to think wisely.

Anybody who swallows traditional knowledge, is a fool. The worst thing is when a doctor tells you to do something, or when somebody changes their behavior or thinks they should change their behavior because the doctor told them to.

The dirty secret; a lot of these doctors themselves are unwell. A lot of them are highly anxious, depressed, out of shape miserable, stressed, they themselves don’t eat healthy or exercise, in fact, I know a lot of doctors who actually smoke cigarettes and secret as well? I’ve also met dentist, pediatricians who actually let their kids eat candy?

Trust no dentist who allows their kids to eat candy.

Parents

Obviously we are all fallible human beings at the end of the day. The notion of perfection is ridiculous one, often centered around this Jesus savior Messiah notion of supreme moral rectitude, the supreme court of ethics, the ultimate nice guy who  only eat carbon neutral vegetables and plants grow in his own garden, maybe he doesn’t own a car, and only rides a bike, he is not subscribed to Amazon prime, doesn’t have an iPhone, etc.

Let us not forget, Jesus was a badass. Don’t you remember that scene which she goes into the temple, and he sees all these people selling stuff in the temple, and he busted out some whips, and he overturns the tables,  whips out the kettle saying “don’t sell merchandise inside my father‘s house!”

Can you imagine a modern day human doing the same thing? Probably not.

Pacified ethics.

I think sociologically when think about this critically,  what is the role of society, modern day society and society? To pacify the individual. It would not be very productive if you had a bunch of dragons or monsters, a bunch of gay monsters simply rampaging around town, doing as they pleased, with no concern about the well-being of others.

You see this especially in Tokyo and Asia; the social physics and the human bodies are important here; if you have 10 million people taking the subway every single day, it is probably wise from a social perspective to have everyone be quiet, polite and orderly. If you had a bunch of kids, or American travelers talking super loud, taking up space, etc.… The whole thing will not work. 

America becomes an interesting case, because the truth is America is super super big. Certainly it is more desirable to live in the coastal areas, especially now that the weather patterns in the states in Los Angeles is starting to get super weird; but if you think about farmland in the middle of America, there is still so much space left available!

To all these people who complain about rent prices, don’t you know you could just move to Boise Idaho, probably only spent $300 a month in rent? Certainly people don’t want to do this, because we humans are no fools; we like to be around other people, and we also like to be close to bodies of water. This is where Los Angeles may be the most ultimate place to live– easy access to the beach, to body of water the ocean to mountains, beautiful people etc.

Maybe Manhattan also comes close, but the downside of Manhattan is there is no trails or places to hike.

The Bay Area East Bay is good, but… I don’t think we have any beaches in the Bay Area or the east Bay? Even in Alameda where I grew up… The beach was a dump. Super dirty.

Perhaps it is a good idea to become a social justice warrior

So I think the right tends to make fun of liberals who are social justice warriors. I’m starting to think that perhaps to be a social justice warrior is a virtue, assuming that you’re not a coward hiding behind your iPhone, your laptop etc.

And also, once again the asymmetry here;  you could talk all high and mighty, you could try to punk me around, and let her say that you have a gun, obviously I am no match for you. Because I have zero intention of ever owning a gun or pistol, because guns are for pussies. 

And this is where the right is just as dumb as the far left. You call them “lib-tards” … you are also “flag-tards”– I will assume that the average conservative who waves a flag in their Tacoma truck which is Japanese, probably doesn’t know how to properly fold an American flag, like we did in Boy Scouts.

In fact, there is a funny heuristic I have;  if you stick a flag an American flag sticker on your car, or your truck, or whatever… You are not a true patriot. Why? It is kind of like an overcompensation thing here — kind of like how really short guys drive these really really tall and big trucks.

If you really really wanted to show your patriotism, you don’t post things to Facebook or Twitter or put things on your truck, you just enroll in military service! Simple and done. Well at least do some sort of partial reserve Navy officer training? I’m even thinking about doing this myself.

You are not your car

The number one thing we learned from our best friend Tyler Durden is that you are not your car, and let us also look at Brad Pitt, the apex of manliness and texting us, who tells Edward Norton “I don’t own a car”.

Tell me what you drive and I’ll tell you who you are

I think one of the best ways to really understand somebody, it sounds insanely superficial, but ask them what car they drive. Especially when you meet an economist.

A true economist will drive an economy car, this is why when I first read that Dan Ariel’s purchased and drove an Audi car, the writing was on the wall; he was a fake economist.  a true economist would only drive a Toyota or a Prius, anybody who drives an Audi is trying to seem elegant stylish and smart? Even though that everyone knows that Audis are not good cars. 

Putting your money where your mouth is

This is where money is good; true skin in the game. You only know what you truly value on the planet based on how use money or how you do not use money. 

And it is fine; everyone has the right to use their money however they would like. I think this is good! But, even that one dude who had that blog getting rich slowly, when he wrote that his dream was to purchase a BMW mini car, which is a terrible car – and then he actually purchased it, once again, the man seemed like a fool.

What ideas do you desire to promote?

I suppose the question at hand is in regards to your ideas, what ideas do you want to promote? Which ideas do you not want to promote?

For example, there is no ultimate right and wrong in ethics. It is all gamed.

For example, I would easily sacrifice the life of 1000 degenerates for the sake of one beautiful child. Also, if for some reason a guy was trying to attack me or Seneca whatever, assuming I had a gun, I would have zero hesitation shooting him in the balls and making him a eunuch etc. 

In fact, this seems harsh, but also ethically, let us assume that a man is a child predator, pedophile, convicted and caught, the solution is super simple! Just castrate him! Cut off his balls, or force sterilize him. Boom — easy and done.

How to deal with homeless people?

Currently Culver City is doing a great job with their mobile crisis team, which is essentially a van which provides services to homeless people, to recuperate them back into society. Ultimately, simple things, like providing them some new clothes, helping them get clean off of their addictions, Giving them a shower and a shave, and also giving them training to become productive members of Society again.

Example, something I’m not sure; is there truly a point of no return? I don’t think so… The human mind is far more malleable than we give it credit, so even if you have a cracked out homeless guy, in theory, if you invest in money and time and human resources to rehabilitate him, you could! And just get him a job at Shake shack or McDonald’s flipping burgers, or even a custodian picking up trash etc.

The ideal city?

Seneca Cindy and I watch this really great film at the California science Center, titled cities of the future. The future is right here.  in Culver City, it is very common place to see those self driving Waymo Google cars, without a driver in the front seat! Every time I see this, it is pure magic.

So truth be told, let us assume you live in Culver City, your architect job, or you could work as long as you have Wi-Fi… There is zero reason to actually drive a car, unless you want to go on a hike, see friends and family etc. And also because we are close to the metro line, you could easily go to Santa Monica and the beach and the pier, or you could easily go to the California science center and I suppose the new incoming George Lucas Museum of the narrative arts.

So then, if you think about this critically, a vehicle just becomes a superficial vanity object, a trophy asset.

I think we all know that trophies are ridiculous. The moment I realize that you could actually go to a trophy store, and buy yourself a gold trophy is when I realize the whole thing was a scam.

Even the Academy Awards, all of these Grammy awards… I think these awards are just plated in nickel or some fake gold foil, thing is plastic inside.

True wealth?

Wealth is the health of your family, you and your wife your kids I think Kanye said “A happy family is heaven on earth”. I agree.

And happiness is not based around money, but rather, through health, social life, friendliness, physical health and vigor, and walking around a lot! I’ve never met anybody who walks 40,000 steps a day who is depressed.

DIFFICULT TO MONETIZE WALKING 

Let us consider this critically… Perhaps the reason why running is so heavily marketed through that loser Nike corporation, which tells you that running is good for you or whatever. In order to peddle there loser $300 running shoes. 
The simple way to fix everything is to just walk barefoot. But it is difficult to monetize being barefoot, because you cannot really purchase a product to become barefoot. In fact I met this one entrepreneur in SF, Who had a super interesting idea, which was putting these disposable sticker things on the bottom of your feet, which gave you all the upsides of barefoot walking, while still giving you a little bit of protection from the dirty San Francisco streets.

A much simpler solution is to purchase Vibram five finger shoes; honestly  the only reason people don’t want to wear them is that they look weird. But I’m starting to wonder… Foot shame, foot shaming is a thing? I actually think it is more beautiful to see people walking around barefoot at the beach, then them wearing those loser Hoka shoes or even worse… Brooks shoes, are reserved for prediabetic elderly people.

Even I think about the insidious effects of middle school and high school; trying to be cool you have to purchase a Nike shoe?  I think Nike might be the most evil corporation in terms of lowering the self-esteem of the youth, especially young boys… Do you know that on Amazon prime you could purchase $10 water shoes, instead of a loser $700 Balenciagas sneaker? I’m starting to think more and more… The purpose of fashion is to do functional things, but not to feel ashamed about it. For example all these losers supreme people, They refuse to wear a fanny pack unless it has supreme logo on it? Or they refuse to wear a sun hat which makes you look like an old Asian lady, supreme logo Embedded in it?

Even reformation, the new hot female clothing brand, even they say that the best outfit is being naked, but that they are number two.

Difficult to market people being naked. Maybe also illegal?

Shame in capitalism and consumerism

How do you know whether somebody is self owned or not? Whether they could walk around in public topless, with booty shorts, not concerned about how other people look at them.

The other day I was in Santa Monica Ocean Park, and I saw a dude, great full body tan, muscular, on the phone talking to somebody… Wearing full on booty shorts, pretty much the closest thing you could get to wearing a speedo, with a full body tan, and he looks so glorious and successful! 

Even the more impressive thing… All of his legs, even the upper thighs were also well tanned! To me this was a signal that this guy was super insanely successful; because he has the privilege of just walking around all day, and his booty shorts, getting the full on tan?

How do you know whether somebody is homeless or not?

My friend Sebastian Calvo said; “the reason I know that you’re not homeless is that you’re too buff and muscular”. Typically homeless people are not muscular. Although a lot of them do walk around without clothes on. 

So this is where I’m starting to think, the modern day successful or at least human being, if you’re a man, is centered around being topless in public, and also highly muscular.

Nowadays if you’re super muscular with a six pack… It is a sign that you’re super successful. Why? You have the time the leisure to work out, and also, a signal of intelligence; if you have a six pack, you are no dummy. it is the signal that you have the intelligence of not eating stupid stuff which makes you fat.

And this is where I trust no bodybuilder who is fat, or on steroids… It is super obvious. 

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ERIC KIM for mayor!

True power is political power?

I think the truth of the matter is true power is political power. Why? The politicians have the power to print the money, and assuming that money and economic power is centered ultimately — then who has the park? The guy who controls the (money) printing press, or the guy who stacks his cotton candy paper fiat currency? 

Proof of work

The reason why proof of work makes sense from a physics or a common sense perspective is that proof of work is true. Based on physics. Proof of stake, you can indefinitely print more air tokens, or cotton candy tokens, forever.

For example, if Vitalik, and Ethereum foundation  overnight, decided that it was a good idea to produce more Ethereum gas tokens, 1 billion more, they could.

Even if there’s a .01% risk, or chance for valuable human beings to make that mistake, they can. 

Also, you remember the great Ethereum hack, and they did the hard Fork? Any protocol which could be hacked, is a bad one. Bitcoin and the bitcoin network is unhackable.

Unkillable

The reason why wolverine and Deadpool are everyone’s favorite anti-heroes is that they are both unk kill Abel. They can feel pain but you can’t kill them.

Deadpool, if you just chop off his body into a stump, With enough time he could regenerate his whole body. This is the ultimate superpower.

I suppose even the downside of Superman is that you could have a jealous Batman invent a kryptonite gun, and kill Superman. Superman is flawed.

With Wolverine, can you actually kill wolverine? Maybe not? Because his exoskeleton and his body is made of adamantine,  you can’t?

Is Wolverine the apex hero? 

In fact, besides Spider-Man, in terms of who I desired to emulate or be as a kid was actually wolverine! I love how ferocious he was, strong he was, and the adamantine steel claws notion is super cool to me, wolverine doesn’t use a gun. 

Also, the thing that is insanely impressive with Hugh Jackman; he has aged so incredibly well! If you look at his space, he looks like a fresh 38-year-old, even though he is maybe 56?

It seems certain or highly likely that she took steroids and weird testosterone enhancing drugs when he was playing the wolverine part. But if you look at his face, right now in 2024… Why does his face look so healthy?

Ultimately, you can modify your body through all of these drugs, but you can’t modify the face.

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Think by the time you’re 56

My new goal is to be like Hugh Jackman, when I am 56. I’m 34 right now, which means for the next 22 years… Time for me to become even more jacked, more ripped, more healthy and youthful for Hugh Jackman?

Why does Brad Pitt look so old? 

Even compared to Tom Cruise, I think Tom is in his 60s? Besides all the Scientology and maybe the Botox surgery… Tom Cruise still looks great!

I think this is where longevity, the longevity of being a man is critical. Even George Clooney, nobody cares about him anymore.

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Having kids

If there was a John Wick spin off, I would love a concept where John Wick has a kid, a son, and he trains his son to become the next John Wick.

This would be great!

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What’s on my mind right now?

Essentially the number one idea is this really revolutionary idea of being able to live a whole day, without ever jumping into a car. Isn’t this true freedom?

ERIC

PHILOSOPHY BY KIM

Lifestyle, zen, ethics.

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Bullet Summary: #RECOVER

Recovering Time and Life:

1. Avoiding Car Dependency:

• Experiment with not using cars as a strategy to avoid road rage and aggressive drivers.
• Observation that certain drivers use their vehicles to project power or aggression, which wouldn’t occur in face-to-face interactions.

1. Sociological Observations:

• Discusses the social dynamics and passive-aggressive behavior often hidden behind the anonymity of driving.
• Notes the difference in public behavior when walking versus driving.

1. Embracing Change:

• Drawing from Gandhi’s quote, “Become the change you wish to see in the world,” by altering personal behavior to promote a more peaceful and respectful society.

1. Walking as an Ideal Activity:

• Advocates for walking as a primary mode of transport, noting its benefits for mental health and community engagement.
• Reflects on past experiences, such as hiking in Boy Scouts, which fostered a connection with nature and personal growth.

1. Social Justice and Ethics:

• Considers the role of ethics in modern society, advocating for active, public, and non-violent engagement in social justice.
• Highlights the importance of self-defense and armor, both physical and digital, as seen in the advocacy for bulletproof vests and the security of Bitcoin.

1. Critique of Consumerism:

• Criticizes the commercialization of walking and fashion, suggesting that true freedom comes from rejecting societal pressures to conform to consumer trends.

1. Reflections on Wealth and Success:

• Redefines wealth as health, family well-being, and the ability to live freely without material constraints.
• Emphasizes the value of walking and physical fitness as indicators of true success.

1. Future Cities and Technology:

• Imagines an ideal city where car dependency is reduced, and technology like self-driving cars enhances freedom rather than restricting it.

1. Political Power and Proof of Work:

• Discusses the importance of political power and financial systems based on proof of work, such as Bitcoin, as true forms of value and security.

1. Aging and Longevity:
   • Reflects on aging, using examples like Hugh Jackman and Tom Cruise to highlight the importance of maintaining health and vitality over time.
2. Personal Aspirations:
   • Sets a goal to maintain health and fitness as a lifelong pursuit, inspired by figures like Hugh Jackman.
3. Cultural and Ethical Commentary:
   • Critiques modern cultural trends, such as consumerism and the superficial nature of societal values.
   • Advocates for living authentically, with a focus on personal ethics and societal contributions.
4. Philosophy of Living:
   • Promotes a lifestyle centered around simplicity, ethics, and mindful living, aiming for a balance of physical health, social responsibility, and personal freedom.

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This summary encapsulates your ideas on recovering time and life through lifestyle changes, ethical living, and personal growth, while critiquing modern societal trends.

If I went to college all over again, I would study physics?

Recover, how to recover time, life?

So a new luck experiment; within reason, never jumping into a car, even if it is good.

Some points of rationale:

First, it seems that the primary issue here is when it comes to these asshole drivers on the road, road rage etc., the logical approach is to not just expose yourself to these assholes. The simplest thing is to just not jump into a car!

Why? I see eyewitness a lot of these big ass tough guys, we tried to bully me on the road with their anemic cars. People do this in many ways, they do with trucks, lifted trucks, over landing vehicles etc., the door with loser range rovers, loser AMG G wagons,  loser portion 911’s, you name it. Fortunately it seems that the best drivers on the road are Tesla drivers; I think because it has the Tesla AI behind it, the good thing is that it discourages asshole behavior or asshole driving.

Become the change in which you wish to see in the world

This Gandhi quote has stuck with me for a very long time, ever since I first heard it in high school, in fact I use this “for my UCLA admission letter, which I guess got me into UCLA as an undergrad. And also, pretty impressive that first I applied for biology, which is actually very competitive… And even with subpar grades, I think my total weighted GPA at the time was only a 3.98, I still got in! I credit being a Boy Scout Eagle Scout and doing a bunch of community service to get in. Definitely not my grades.

Anyways, I think the primary issue at hand is you have a lot of these passive aggressive assholes, who hide and mighty in there vehicles will try to bully you with their loser cars. But, if you see them in the street… They would never dare to honk or bark at you if you saw them face-to-face.

For example, let us just imagine… Let us say that you are on the sidewalk, and you have a person right behind you, and the crosswalk turns green. If you do not move within half a second, would the person behind you  honk at you, yell at you to get moving, whatever? Certainly not.

Also, I think if you do things in the flesh, if somebody from behind yelled at you or honked at you, but you were just walking in the flesh… You could do a simple thing like turn around, and then assess them, judge them, and Measure them up.

The big issue of being in car is this asymmetry; if you are driving, somebody honked at you from behind, first you cannot really see who is honking at you, sometimes even I am confused whether I am being hung from the person at behind, or if it is somebody else on the road.

Second, let us say there’s a loser in the Range Rover who honked at you from behind, because you did not go on the green in the split millisecond; I have no idea who is the human being who honked at me. Is it a man, a woman? Is it 80 year old man, or a 36 year old punk? Is it a 4 foot tall man, or is it a 400 pound obese man?

These things matter. Nobody would dare to punk me on the streets, because I am 6 foot tall, weight vest on, super jacked and swole, and I am probably the nicest guy, but I could also be the most aggressive person, if shit hits the fan.

And this is the truth, real men, real men with high testosterone, real fighters, MMA fighters, UFC fighters in the flesh… In real life these men are actually insanely friendly, polite, jovial! It is only these low testosterone man who are antisocial,  are sizing you up behind their cowardly fully tinted sunglasses baseball cap and beard, but pretending like they are not… A real man doesn’t wear sunglasses, doesn’t have tint in the front of their car, nor did they have tint in there sunglasses, the real man doesn’t use AirPods, and even this whole facial hair trend I think a bad one; the reason why a lot of men grow out their facial hair is to hide their double chin, or their fat. 

Even an insanely bizarre new modern day trend is these skinny fat loser guys once again, sunglasses, baseball hat, growing out a Hitler mustache? I find it objectively ugly and offensive to look at.

Anyways, I think the first thought about recovering time, recovering life is maximum time walking, outside! We could be on the sidewalk, you could be in public, it could be a hiking spot, a national park trail etc. For example, whenever I see people hiking on a trail… People are in a very good mood! Even better than the beach!

I love both, but still for me maybe the mountains are more interesting because typically when you’re hiking on the mountain, which just means walking on uneven surfaces, we feel more connected to nature, like to see elevation, we see plant life wilderness trees etc., All of this time I spent in Boy Scouts as a kid going on hikes and doing camping and summer camp was actually very good for me! I didn’t really think about him much as a kid, I think I took it for granted, I would prefer to just be at home playing video games, but now as an adult looking back, I am so insanely grateful to my scoutmasters, my troop, Troop 11 from Alameda! Maybe once Seneca gets old enough, I’ll also put him in scouts? Maybe one day I’ll become a scoutmaster? 

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The sociological issue here

Whether I like to admit it or not, I think ultimately, perhaps my primary interest is sociology; Social physics, being human, being in human in public spaces etc.

Why does this matter? It is 1 trillion times more important than you think. When it comes down to it, almost everything modern day life, is a sociological phenomenon. 

For example, the sociology of money, the sociology of capitalism, the sociology of consumerism etc. Also the sociology of being on the streets, being in public, and also, the sociology of driving a vehicle or being on the road!

In fact, I don’t think anyone has actually done a comprehensive analysis or critique or line of critical thinking in regards to the politics of driving, especially in LA.

One thing I learned from my neighbor Jim, who always walked his dogs outdoors in Orange County, in a neighborhood where there is literally no sidewalks, when there would be crazy cars speeding down 50 miles an hour down a 25 mph residential neighborhood, she would make eye contact and yell into his hands gesture to tell them to “slow down”. I am starting to do the same hand gesture, which is just taking out your palm outside of your driver side window, putting your hand flat like a palm, gesturing “calm down”. I’ve already had a guy throw the middle finger out at me,  and another skinny fat loser with a beard honked at me from behind, now that I am no longer allowing these wimps to bully me, people are shocked.

Never tolerate no disrespect. Become the change which you wish to see in the world. Even if it exposes you to danger.

Guns

I’ve been on a rampage telling people to not smoke in public, or to please not smoke in public.

Apparently I was talking to my friend Ray, and he said that once, he told her guy in Venice to not smoke in public, and a guy pulled out a gun on him. Another time he saw some kids graffiti and he asked him to stop graffiti, and once again the kids pulled out a gun, and then he just threw up his hands and said “OK OK I’m sorry let me go”.

No the response is not to just get a gun yourself, and do some sort of John Wick pistol fighting match.

Maybe the first thought is just always be armored up, always have a bulletproof vest on you, or at least a 60 pound weight vest. If cops could do it all day long, can’t you?  I’m pretty sure you could Amazon prime yourself a bulletproof vest.

In America, there are lots of laws regarding legality or illegality of owning a gun, but, no laws or illegal edict which prevent you from owning a bulletproof vest.

In fact, I think the law should be rewritten, not the right to bear arms, but the right to defense. Defense is armor.

I also think and believe that the reason why bitcoin is such a great innovation is that it is the ultimate cyber defense, the ultimate cyber armor. Let us consider that the bitcoin work is the ultimate un hack Abel thing on the planet, because there is just too much energy and money invested in it.

Even if you took $100 trillion, you try to take the bitcoin network, you can’t. In regards to the volatility of bitcoin, it is a feature not a bug.  my personal thought is with any asset which has more extreme volatility, has the momentum and the monetary physics and economic physics to fly ever higher?

Or another thought, without extreme highs and lows and dips and swings, it would be impossible for bitcoin to hit $21 million a bitcoin. 

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Ethics?

I’m starting to think more more about ethics, this is important. For example, once again it comes down to this notion; “first do no harm unto others” (Primum, no nocere)– Hippocrates.

I think the big issue nowadays is there’s too much of a financial incentive for a lot of of these doctors. Or trying to cover their ass from being made liable or being sued.

For example, the reason why you have all these doctors peddling all these cholesterol lowering drugs is they just want to avoid a lawsuit! For example, let us say you have a 400 pound obese man, who pops into your clinic,  who is certainly an extremely poor health, might get a heart attack soon. What is the first thing you do? Your prescribe him all these pills you tell him the basics of trying to eat healthier and exercise whatever, and ultimately the doctor doesn’t really care… The doctor simply doesn’t want to get sued a year or two later, if the guy ends up having a heart attack, and he was not prescribed these cholesterol lowering drugs.

But, what if you take an extremely healthy 36 year old man, 6 foot tall, highly muscular a six pack,  obviously in supreme health, and you do a blood test and you see that his cholesterol is “high“? Do you tell him to start taking these cholesterol lowering pills, so he doesn’t have a heart attack? Of course not! But this is how doctors will think, once again the issue here is they apply a one pill fits all solution, and honestly… These doctors are tired. Cram 30 appointments a day, quick 15 minute Appointments with each patient, in order to maximize the revenue because they are still paying off medical school debt. I don’t blame them.

Then the solution is for us to become critical ourselves; think for ourselves, to think wisely.

Anybody who swallows traditional knowledge, is a fool. The worst thing is when a doctor tells you to do something, or when somebody changes their behavior or thinks they should change their behavior because the doctor told them to.

The dirty secret; a lot of these doctors themselves are unwell. A lot of them are highly anxious, depressed, out of shape miserable, stressed, they themselves don’t eat healthy or exercise, in fact, I know a lot of doctors who actually smoke cigarettes and secret as well? I’ve also met dentist, pediatricians who actually let their kids eat candy?

Trust no dentist who allows their kids to eat candy.

Parents

Obviously we are all fallible human beings at the end of the day. The notion of perfection is ridiculous one, often centered around this Jesus savior Messiah notion of supreme moral rectitude, the supreme court of ethics, the ultimate nice guy who  only eat carbon neutral vegetables and plants grow in his own garden, maybe he doesn’t own a car, and only rides a bike, he is not subscribed to Amazon prime, doesn’t have an iPhone, etc.

Let us not forget, Jesus was a badass. Don’t you remember that scene which she goes into the temple, and he sees all these people selling stuff in the temple, and he busted out some whips, and he overturns the tables,  whips out the kettle saying “don’t sell merchandise inside my father‘s house!”

Can you imagine a modern day human doing the same thing? Probably not.

Pacified ethics.

I think sociologically when think about this critically,  what is the role of society, modern day society and society? To pacify the individual. It would not be very productive if you had a bunch of dragons or monsters, a bunch of gay monsters simply rampaging around town, doing as they pleased, with no concern about the well-being of others.

You see this especially in Tokyo and Asia; the social physics and the human bodies are important here; if you have 10 million people taking the subway every single day, it is probably wise from a social perspective to have everyone be quiet, polite and orderly. If you had a bunch of kids, or American travelers talking super loud, taking up space, etc.… The whole thing will not work. 

America becomes an interesting case, because the truth is America is super super big. Certainly it is more desirable to live in the coastal areas, especially now that the weather patterns in the states in Los Angeles is starting to get super weird; but if you think about farmland in the middle of America, there is still so much space left available!

To all these people who complain about rent prices, don’t you know you could just move to Boise Idaho, probably only spent $300 a month in rent? Certainly people don’t want to do this, because we humans are no fools; we like to be around other people, and we also like to be close to bodies of water. This is where Los Angeles may be the most ultimate place to live– easy access to the beach, to body of water the ocean to mountains, beautiful people etc.

Maybe Manhattan also comes close, but the downside of Manhattan is there is no trails or places to hike.

The Bay Area East Bay is good, but… I don’t think we have any beaches in the Bay Area or the east Bay? Even in Alameda where I grew up… The beach was a dump. Super dirty.

Perhaps it is a good idea to become a social justice warrior

So I think the right tends to make fun of liberals who are social justice warriors. I’m starting to think that perhaps to be a social justice warrior is a virtue, assuming that you’re not a coward hiding behind your iPhone, your laptop etc.

And also, once again the asymmetry here;  you could talk all high and mighty, you could try to punk me around, and let her say that you have a gun, obviously I am no match for you. Because I have zero intention of ever owning a gun or pistol, because guns are for pussies. 

And this is where the right is just as dumb as the far left. You call them “lib-tards” … you are also “flag-tards”– I will assume that the average conservative who waves a flag in their Tacoma truck which is Japanese, probably doesn’t know how to properly fold an American flag, like we did in Boy Scouts.

In fact, there is a funny heuristic I have;  if you stick a flag an American flag sticker on your car, or your truck, or whatever… You are not a true patriot. Why? It is kind of like an overcompensation thing here — kind of like how really short guys drive these really really tall and big trucks.

If you really really wanted to show your patriotism, you don’t post things to Facebook or Twitter or put things on your truck, you just enroll in military service! Simple and done. Well at least do some sort of partial reserve Navy officer training? I’m even thinking about doing this myself.

You are not your car

The number one thing we learned from our best friend Tyler Durden is that you are not your car, and let us also look at Brad Pitt, the apex of manliness and texting us, who tells Edward Norton “I don’t own a car”.

Tell me what you drive and I’ll tell you who you are

I think one of the best ways to really understand somebody, it sounds insanely superficial, but ask them what car they drive. Especially when you meet an economist.

A true economist will drive an economy car, this is why when I first read that Dan Ariel’s purchased and drove an Audi car, the writing was on the wall; he was a fake economist.  a true economist would only drive a Toyota or a Prius, anybody who drives an Audi is trying to seem elegant stylish and smart? Even though that everyone knows that Audis are not good cars. 

Putting your money where your mouth is

This is where money is good; true skin in the game. You only know what you truly value on the planet based on how use money or how you do not use money. 

And it is fine; everyone has the right to use their money however they would like. I think this is good! But, even that one dude who had that blog getting rich slowly, when he wrote that his dream was to purchase a BMW mini car, which is a terrible car – and then he actually purchased it, once again, the man seemed like a fool.

What ideas do you desire to promote?

I suppose the question at hand is in regards to your ideas, what ideas do you want to promote? Which ideas do you not want to promote?

For example, there is no ultimate right and wrong in ethics. It is all gamed.

For example, I would easily sacrifice the life of 1000 degenerates for the sake of one beautiful child. Also, if for some reason a guy was trying to attack me or Seneca whatever, assuming I had a gun, I would have zero hesitation shooting him in the balls and making him a eunuch etc. 

In fact, this seems harsh, but also ethically, let us assume that a man is a child predator, pedophile, convicted and caught, the solution is super simple! Just castrate him! Cut off his balls, or force sterilize him. Boom — easy and done.

How to deal with homeless people?

Currently Culver City is doing a great job with their mobile crisis team, which is essentially a van which provides services to homeless people, to recuperate them back into society. Ultimately, simple things, like providing them some new clothes, helping them get clean off of their addictions, Giving them a shower and a shave, and also giving them training to become productive members of Society again.

Example, something I’m not sure; is there truly a point of no return? I don’t think so… The human mind is far more malleable than we give it credit, so even if you have a cracked out homeless guy, in theory, if you invest in money and time and human resources to rehabilitate him, you could! And just get him a job at Shake shack or McDonald’s flipping burgers, or even a custodian picking up trash etc.

The ideal city?

Seneca Cindy and I watch this really great film at the California science Center, titled cities of the future. The future is right here.  in Culver City, it is very common place to see those self driving Waymo Google cars, without a driver in the front seat! Every time I see this, it is pure magic.

So truth be told, let us assume you live in Culver City, your architect job, or you could work as long as you have Wi-Fi… There is zero reason to actually drive a car, unless you want to go on a hike, see friends and family etc. And also because we are close to the metro line, you could easily go to Santa Monica and the beach and the pier, or you could easily go to the California science center and I suppose the new incoming George Lucas Museum of the narrative arts.

So then, if you think about this critically, a vehicle just becomes a superficial vanity object, a trophy asset.

I think we all know that trophies are ridiculous. The moment I realize that you could actually go to a trophy store, and buy yourself a gold trophy is when I realize the whole thing was a scam.

Even the Academy Awards, all of these Grammy awards… I think these awards are just plated in nickel or some fake gold foil, thing is plastic inside.

True wealth?

Wealth is the health of your family, you and your wife your kids I think Kanye said “A happy family is heaven on earth”. I agree.

And happiness is not based around money, but rather, through health, social life, friendliness, physical health and vigor, and walking around a lot! I’ve never met anybody who walks 40,000 steps a day who is depressed.

DIFFICULT TO MONETIZE WALKING 

Let us consider this critically… Perhaps the reason why running is so heavily marketed through that loser Nike corporation, which tells you that running is good for you or whatever. In order to peddle there loser $300 running shoes. 
The simple way to fix everything is to just walk barefoot. But it is difficult to monetize being barefoot, because you cannot really purchase a product to become barefoot. In fact I met this one entrepreneur in SF, Who had a super interesting idea, which was putting these disposable sticker things on the bottom of your feet, which gave you all the upsides of barefoot walking, while still giving you a little bit of protection from the dirty San Francisco streets.

A much simpler solution is to purchase Vibram five finger shoes; honestly  the only reason people don’t want to wear them is that they look weird. But I’m starting to wonder… Foot shame, foot shaming is a thing? I actually think it is more beautiful to see people walking around barefoot at the beach, then them wearing those loser Hoka shoes or even worse… Brooks shoes, are reserved for prediabetic elderly people.

Even I think about the insidious effects of middle school and high school; trying to be cool you have to purchase a Nike shoe?  I think Nike might be the most evil corporation in terms of lowering the self-esteem of the youth, especially young boys… Do you know that on Amazon prime you could purchase $10 water shoes, instead of a loser $700 Balenciagas sneaker? I’m starting to think more and more… The purpose of fashion is to do functional things, but not to feel ashamed about it. For example all these losers supreme people, They refuse to wear a fanny pack unless it has supreme logo on it? Or they refuse to wear a sun hat which makes you look like an old Asian lady, supreme logo Embedded in it?

Even reformation, the new hot female clothing brand, even they say that the best outfit is being naked, but that they are number two.

Difficult to market people being naked. Maybe also illegal?

Shame in capitalism and consumerism

How do you know whether somebody is self owned or not? Whether they could walk around in public topless, with booty shorts, not concerned about how other people look at them.

The other day I was in Santa Monica Ocean Park, and I saw a dude, great full body tan, muscular, on the phone talking to somebody… Wearing full on booty shorts, pretty much the closest thing you could get to wearing a speedo, with a full body tan, and he looks so glorious and successful! 

Even the more impressive thing… All of his legs, even the upper thighs were also well tanned! To me this was a signal that this guy was super insanely successful; because he has the privilege of just walking around all day, and his booty shorts, getting the full on tan?

How do you know whether somebody is homeless or not?

My friend Sebastian Calvo said; “the reason I know that you’re not homeless is that you’re too buff and muscular”. Typically homeless people are not muscular. Although a lot of them do walk around without clothes on. 

So this is where I’m starting to think, the modern day successful or at least human being, if you’re a man, is centered around being topless in public, and also highly muscular.

Nowadays if you’re super muscular with a six pack… It is a sign that you’re super successful. Why? You have the time the leisure to work out, and also, a signal of intelligence; if you have a six pack, you are no dummy. it is the signal that you have the intelligence of not eating stupid stuff which makes you fat.

And this is where I trust no bodybuilder who is fat, or on steroids… It is super obvious. 

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Vote for me!

ERIC KIM for mayor!

True power is political power?

I think the truth of the matter is true power is political power. Why? The politicians have the power to print the money, and assuming that money and economic power is centered ultimately — then who has the park? The guy who controls the (money) printing press, or the guy who stacks his cotton candy paper fiat currency? 

Proof of work

The reason why proof of work makes sense from a physics or a common sense perspective is that proof of work is true. Based on physics. Proof of stake, you can indefinitely print more air tokens, or cotton candy tokens, forever.

For example, if Vitalik, and Ethereum foundation  overnight, decided that it was a good idea to produce more Ethereum gas tokens, 1 billion more, they could.

Even if there’s a .01% risk, or chance for valuable human beings to make that mistake, they can. 

Also, you remember the great Ethereum hack, and they did the hard Fork? Any protocol which could be hacked, is a bad one. Bitcoin and the bitcoin network is unhackable.

Unkillable

The reason why wolverine and Deadpool are everyone’s favorite anti-heroes is that they are both unk kill Abel. They can feel pain but you can’t kill them.

Deadpool, if you just chop off his body into a stump, With enough time he could regenerate his whole body. This is the ultimate superpower.

I suppose even the downside of Superman is that you could have a jealous Batman invent a kryptonite gun, and kill Superman. Superman is flawed.

With Wolverine, can you actually kill wolverine? Maybe not? Because his exoskeleton and his body is made of adamantine,  you can’t?

Is Wolverine the apex hero? 

In fact, besides Spider-Man, in terms of who I desired to emulate or be as a kid was actually wolverine! I love how ferocious he was, strong he was, and the adamantine steel claws notion is super cool to me, wolverine doesn’t use a gun. 

Also, the thing that is insanely impressive with Hugh Jackman; he has aged so incredibly well! If you look at his space, he looks like a fresh 38-year-old, even though he is maybe 56?

It seems certain or highly likely that she took steroids and weird testosterone enhancing drugs when he was playing the wolverine part. But if you look at his face, right now in 2024… Why does his face look so healthy?

Ultimately, you can modify your body through all of these drugs, but you can’t modify the face.

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Think by the time you’re 56

My new goal is to be like Hugh Jackman, when I am 56. I’m 34 right now, which means for the next 22 years… Time for me to become even more jacked, more ripped, more healthy and youthful for Hugh Jackman?

Why does Brad Pitt look so old? 

Even compared to Tom Cruise, I think Tom is in his 60s? Besides all the Scientology and maybe the Botox surgery… Tom Cruise still looks great!

I think this is where longevity, the longevity of being a man is critical. Even George Clooney, nobody cares about him anymore.

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Having kids

If there was a John Wick spin off, I would love a concept where John Wick has a kid, a son, and he trains his son to become the next John Wick.

This would be great!

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EK IDEAS

Never miss a single idea: EK NEWSLETTER >

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What’s on my mind right now?

Essentially the number one idea is this really revolutionary idea of being able to live a whole day, without ever jumping into a car. Isn’t this true freedom?

ERIC

PHILOSOPHY BY KIM

Lifestyle, zen, ethics.

Also

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The ethics of being homeless: 

First, the stench. Hygiene.

Second, often lewd behavior, exposing their genitalia in public. 

Third, unpredictability, making women and children feel unsafe.

Fourth, there are apparently some homeless people who do encampments who actually do have a gun or a pistol… Uncertain whether it has ammunition or not, but still… Can you imagine if you tried to clear out a homeless encampment, and the dude with a gun shot and killed you? Leaving your beautiful wife and precious son to grow up without a father?

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Guns?

I think maybe being in America, the logical thing should just be assumed that everyone has a hidden gun on them. 

Ironically enough using LESS tech?

For example, the funny thing — no real successful tech entrepreneur drives a Tesla.

Also — true tech elites will GET RID of their phone, or hardly use it at all. In fact really successful people I meet when I’m at the park or in public or the mall gym whatever — they always just leave their phone in the stroller, the car or at home!

The point is to spend more time outside, not indoors — Apple Vision Pro— unless the thing is going to motivate you to spend more time outside, it is bad.