ERIC KIM ₿

In praise of diversity.

Mixed martial arts (MMA) is a superior form of fighting compared to more “pure” martial art forms like Tae Kwon Do, boxing, wrestling, etc. Thus shouldn’t we extend this notion — mixed things, hybrid things, mixed people, mixed ideas are better than “pure” or “pure-bred”?

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Okay it looks like with our new quarantine lifestyle, a lot of us have barbells and weights but no squat rack or bench. How can we still workout at home with this equipment? Some thoughts:

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Carefree, fun, and irreverent.

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Steve Jobs is one of my biggest inspirations. Same with Kanye. Why? Because they truly thought different.

But how do I think different and why? This is the topic of this essay.

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Who to trust and who not to trust? Simple filter:

Follow the money, and see where the interest of others lie.

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How much are we driven by hormones? How does this affect our notions of free will?

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My thought:

As time goes on, we will continue to become more over-fat, more unhealthy, get more diabetes, get more cancer, get more Alzheimer’s (which is starting to get characterized as ‘Type 3 Diabetes”), we ain’t leaving our homes, and we are denigrating the body.

What lies in the future? More importance of the human body, flesh, and physiology.

It seems many individuals resent others for reasons x, y, z. But why?

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Towards a philosophy of food:

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Why work out?

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What does it mean to be masculine and why does it matter? Some thoughts:

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I was born an artist. And so we are all. I’m just lucky — my mom indulged my early interest and passion in art. And as of late … it has been about unlearning the silly notion that an “artist” is this sickly looking emo Parisian hipster. No — we are all artists, and the goal is to develop our artwork further …

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Photography is a muscle. You gotta exercise it and keep it fit.

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I wonder —

If you are more muscular, more physically strong and have more testosterone … does this better regulate your mood in order to be more kind and be less of an asshole?

Not everyone has the riches to buy an expensive sports car, a convertible Porsche 911 or whatever. But every person has the ability to transform their body into a beast.

In other words:

You cannot buy a great body. You can buy a great car, watch, clothes, house etc … but all of us rich and poor— the body is the ultimate equalizer.

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As streettogs, we are street photographer, soldier, and everything in-between.

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The strange thing with modern times:

We intellectuals, free thinkers and free spirits are not allowed to indulge our body. We are not allowed to look like the Spartans of the movie 300 (or the Greek demigods etched in marble).

Why this bias?

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We cannot ‘control + z’ reality. We can do nothing but bravely march forward!

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Too many options are bad for creativity.

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First sent on ERIC KIM NEWSLETTER:

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Society says:

You are a despicable person. If you do x, y, z … then you can become virtuous, good, praised, and happy.

But isn’t this a horrible line of thinking?

If you want to be ‘happier’ and become more self-realized in life, prioritize your body above all.

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You can only ever become yourself.

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To become harder:

Temper yourself with the fire.

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My critique of modern society:

We are too soft.

Better to be hard than soft.

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My scars — experiencing the deepest pain and trauma gives birth to new light, and true and genuine optimism for the future.

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Don’t let fear get in your way. You will always feel fear when pursuing your passions. Just don’t let fear PREVENT you from doing what you desire to do.

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In praise of starting. Better to just start and do a ‘shitty’ job than not to try, attempt, or essay at all.

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The practical goal:

EXTEND YOUR REACH.

How do we do this? Some thoughts:

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The three pillars of marketing. You must maximize all three. My thoughts:

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Classicism — the biggest ism I find a problem in America and beyond:

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A look at my personal home gym workout (apartment building):

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This is my personal blogging workflow:

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My personal philosophy on food, diet, nutrition:

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Anti consumerism. Just MACGYER it, which means:

Use your creative constraint as a POSITIVE condition … in which you pride yourself in your own personal ingenuity to come up with a fun, clever, and epic solution.

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Towards a hard society:

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What is the ideal diet for a photographer artist? My thoughts:

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Your art works are your children and in effect … are you.

Your Artwork IS You.

Something that people cannot understand:

Your artwork IS you.

Or in other words, you cannot divorce the artist from the artwork.

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It ain’t about “freedom of speech”. We all practically have freedom of speech, but don’t exercise it. What’s the bigger thing? Having the guts, the balls, and the courage to say what is really on your mind … and taking extreme responsibility for your actions, thoughts, and the consequences.

I wasn’t born confident. It was a muscle that grew. How? My mom is insanely social. She taught me social skills.

To grow your social skills you must exercise them — like a muscle.

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My theory:

The more you workout and boost your testosterone, the more creatively inspired, productive, and motivated you will become.

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Real ideas:

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All the goodies here:

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No more genre. No more specialization. Remember and know — it is all connected.

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Street photography and society is essential because we human beings live in society.

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My thoughts on elitism in society:

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If street photography is all about loving other people, regardless of their background, race, socio-economic class, etc … then perhaps street photography is the answer to promote more love, tolerance, and mutual understanding all around the globe.

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I think I got street photography figured out. It is about love for all people, regardless of background, ethnicity, morphology, race, nationality, etc.

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I currently rate ‘A written testimony’ by JAY ELECTRONICA as the greatest rap album (of all time) thus far.

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This is what I realized:

There are some people who like real life people (in the flesh, face to face, embodied reality) and some people who like abstract people (people in movies, TV shows, moral theology, religion, spirituality, video games, MMORPG, etc).

Then the question comes:

Which do you prefer?

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What is research? To search. To search MORE for deeper truths, answers to questions you are personally interested in.

You don’t research for the sake of doing research. You don’t research for the sake of being a good student or becoming more ‘informed’ or ‘smarter’. No — you research out of personal curiosity.

Or better yet:

Start off with something you’re interested in, THEN think about your personal experiences and write about your personal experiences. THEN do external research at the very end!

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The more testosterone, the better. Some philosophical and practical thoughts on testosterone and how to boost it:

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In praise of Apple Keynote:

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Typically this is how I do it:

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To start is the hardest. This is how I do it:

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Some people got free will, some don’t.

Better to think:

DEGREES of free will.

For example, if someone is addicted to heroin … how much free will do they got? None. They gotta get some sort of outside intervention in order to heal them and fix them. They cannot self-will to get off heroin.

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How can you become something you’re not?

For example, if you’re born a chicken … how could you turn into a frog? Or if you’re a cat, how can you become a dog?

For us humans … why become something antithetical to yourself? Why try to fit yourself in the Procrustean Bed of society?

Isn’t it better to mould society, than mould yourself to society?

My sister-in-law was talking to my niece Amelia, and she said:

Great job Amelia! One day you can become an artist!

And (4 year old) Amelia retorts:

“But I’m already an artist”.

Wisdom.

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iPad + PROCREATE

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Why do we no longer believe in the greatness of man, or the potential great abilities of man, mankind, or a single individual? Some theories:

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How do you know if someone is fake or the real deal? You must meet them in the flesh. Embodied (body to body) reality. Until you’re in the same room as someone, sharing the same air as someone (breathing the same air as them).

And even if you have met someone in the flesh … how do you know what they really do in their off hours? What do they do in their Google Incognito tabs? What’s their browser or cookie history?

Moral of the story:

Put no faith or admiration in a man until you’ve met him or her in the flesh.

And even so … be very very skeptical.

ERIC

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An example day today:

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What is money really useful for? Paying rent, and buying meat.

Beyond this — money doesn’t have that much positive utility. Just buy your MacBook laptop (refurbished, maxed out). See all the options on Apple site here.

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Belief in ‘genetics‘ is Racism 2.0.

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Money is movement. Money is what makes the world go round.

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We hate those who we do not understand, those who we cannot control, or those who live or act contrary to what we believe in.

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Interact less online; more in the flesh.

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