{"id":144800,"date":"2019-05-27T14:14:22","date_gmt":"2019-05-27T21:14:22","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=144800"},"modified":"2019-05-29T01:33:27","modified_gmt":"2019-05-29T08:33:27","slug":"in-praise-of-being-an-asshole","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/27\/in-praise-of-being-an-asshole\/","title":{"rendered":"In Praise of Being an Asshole"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p><em>Is it bad to be an \u00e2\u20ac\u0153asshole\u00e2\u20ac\u009d?&nbsp;<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-embed-youtube wp-block-embed is-type-video is-provider-youtube wp-embed-aspect-4-3 wp-has-aspect-ratio wp-embed-aspect-16-9\"><div class=\"wp-block-embed__wrapper\">\n<iframe loading=\"lazy\" title=\"In Praise of Being an Asshole\" width=\"500\" height=\"281\" src=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/embed\/5iQpHqKwj6M?feature=oembed\" frameborder=\"0\" allow=\"accelerometer; autoplay; clipboard-write; encrypted-media; gyroscope; picture-in-picture; web-share\" referrerpolicy=\"strict-origin-when-cross-origin\" allowfullscreen><\/iframe>\n<\/div><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>A thought while walking around today:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>Why is it considered bad or \u00e2\u20ac\u0153evil\u00e2\u20ac\u009d to be an \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcasshole\u00e2\u20ac\u2122?<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Furthermore, what if it is necessary for us to be an \u00e2\u20ac\u0153asshole\u00e2\u20ac\u009d in order to do great things?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What is an \u00e2\u20ac\u0153asshole\u00e2\u20ac\u009d?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1343\" height=\"1945\" data-attachment-id=\"144661\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/eric-kim-fill-composition-procreate-2019-85\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/eric-kim-fill-composition-procreate-2019-85.jpg?fit=1343%2C1945&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1343,1945\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric kim fill composition procreate 2019 85\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/eric-kim-fill-composition-procreate-2019-85.jpg?fit=1343%2C1945&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/eric-kim-fill-composition-procreate-2019-85.jpg?resize=1343%2C1945\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-144661\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/eric-kim-fill-composition-procreate-2019-85.jpg?w=1343&amp;ssl=1 1343w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/eric-kim-fill-composition-procreate-2019-85.jpg?resize=1000%2C1448&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/eric-kim-fill-composition-procreate-2019-85.jpg?resize=768%2C1112&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/eric-kim-fill-composition-procreate-2019-85.jpg?resize=500%2C724&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/eric-kim-fill-composition-procreate-2019-85.jpg?resize=690%2C999&amp;ssl=1 690w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>I think when others call someone an asshole what they mean to say is:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>\u00e2\u20ac\u0153How dare you act and think in a way which is contrary to what I personally believe!\u00e2\u20ac\u009d<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus when others call you an asshole, they\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re just angry that you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re acting in a way which is contrary to their personal beliefs and morals.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1343\" height=\"1945\" data-attachment-id=\"144660\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/eric-kim-fill-composition-procreate-2019-84\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/eric-kim-fill-composition-procreate-2019-84.jpg?fit=1343%2C1945&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"1343,1945\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric kim fill composition procreate 2019 84\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" 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https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/eric-kim-fill-composition-procreate-2019-84.jpg?resize=500%2C724&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/eric-kim-fill-composition-procreate-2019-84.jpg?resize=690%2C999&amp;ssl=1 690w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus, there is no \u00e2\u20ac\u0153objective\u00e2\u20ac\u009d definition of an asshole. And when others call you an asshole, it is a reflection of them \u00e2\u20ac\u201d not you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">How to do great things<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"2000\" height=\"1413\" data-attachment-id=\"144757\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2019\/05\/26\/why-create-2\/bd4ce4d9-2c13-46ef-8838-2381517035c1\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/BD4CE4D9-2C13-46EF-8838-2381517035C1.jpeg?fit=2000%2C1413&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"2000,1413\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"BD4CE4D9-2C13-46EF-8838-2381517035C1\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/BD4CE4D9-2C13-46EF-8838-2381517035C1.jpeg?fit=2000%2C1413&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/BD4CE4D9-2C13-46EF-8838-2381517035C1-2000x1413.jpeg?resize=2000%2C1413\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-144757\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/BD4CE4D9-2C13-46EF-8838-2381517035C1.jpeg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/BD4CE4D9-2C13-46EF-8838-2381517035C1.jpeg?resize=1000%2C707&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/BD4CE4D9-2C13-46EF-8838-2381517035C1.jpeg?resize=768%2C543&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/BD4CE4D9-2C13-46EF-8838-2381517035C1.jpeg?resize=690%2C487&amp;ssl=1 690w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/BD4CE4D9-2C13-46EF-8838-2381517035C1.jpeg?resize=500%2C353&amp;ssl=1 500w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\"><li>If you decide to live an epic life, you must guard your intellectual, mental, and physical energy. You must learn to have the courage to say a bold \u00e2\u20ac\u0153no\u00e2\u20ac\u009d to things you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t believe in \u00e2\u20ac\u201d and to boldly ignore what you consider unimportant. And others might call you \u00e2\u20ac\u0153selfish\u00e2\u20ac\u009d (evil) or an \u00e2\u20ac\u0153asshole\u00e2\u20ac\u009d, because that energy you are devoting to yourself might be devoted to them.<\/li><li>If you want to build great things, you must get other people to work with you. If you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re a true artist, you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t want to water down your artistic vision \u00e2\u20ac\u201d thus you must be stubborn and can not compromise. And being stubborn will be considered as \u00e2\u20ac\u0153asshole\u00e2\u20ac\u009d behavior (consider Steve Jobs). But thank God Steve didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t budge on his artistic vision \u00e2\u20ac\u201d he was the first person to prioritize design over engineering! Lesson:&nbsp;<strong>You as a stubborn individual can truly change the world.<\/strong><\/li><li>No matter how selfless or \u00e2\u20ac\u0153good\u00e2\u20ac\u009d you try to be, there will always be someone in the world who won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t agree with your behavior, and find reasons to hate, disparage, or attempt to tear you down.<\/li><\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Brazenness <\/h2>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image\"><img data-recalc-dims=\"1\" loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1500\" height=\"2000\" data-attachment-id=\"144676\" data-permalink=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/eric-kim-fill-composition-procreate-2019-102\/\" data-orig-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/eric-kim-fill-composition-procreate-2019-102.jpg?fit=3024%2C4032&amp;ssl=1\" data-orig-size=\"3024,4032\" data-comments-opened=\"0\" data-image-meta=\"{&quot;aperture&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;credit&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;camera&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;caption&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;created_timestamp&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;copyright&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;focal_length&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;iso&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;shutter_speed&quot;:&quot;0&quot;,&quot;title&quot;:&quot;&quot;,&quot;orientation&quot;:&quot;0&quot;}\" data-image-title=\"eric kim fill composition procreate 2019 102\" data-image-description=\"\" data-image-caption=\"\" data-large-file=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/eric-kim-fill-composition-procreate-2019-102.jpg?fit=1500%2C2000&amp;ssl=1\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/eric-kim-fill-composition-procreate-2019-102-1500x2000.jpg?resize=1500%2C2000\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-144676\" srcset=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/eric-kim-fill-composition-procreate-2019-102.jpg?resize=1500%2C2000&amp;ssl=1 1500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/eric-kim-fill-composition-procreate-2019-102.jpg?resize=1000%2C1333&amp;ssl=1 1000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/eric-kim-fill-composition-procreate-2019-102.jpg?resize=768%2C1024&amp;ssl=1 768w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/eric-kim-fill-composition-procreate-2019-102.jpg?resize=500%2C667&amp;ssl=1 500w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/eric-kim-fill-composition-procreate-2019-102.jpg?resize=690%2C920&amp;ssl=1 690w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/eric-kim-fill-composition-procreate-2019-102.jpg?w=2000&amp;ssl=1 2000w, https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/eric-kim-fill-composition-procreate-2019-102.jpg?w=3000&amp;ssl=1 3000w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 1000px) 100vw, 1000px\" \/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>Thus my simple conclusion is this:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<blockquote class=\"wp-block-quote is-layout-flow wp-block-quote-is-layout-flow\"><p>It is essential to be an \u00e2\u20ac\u0153asshole\u00e2\u20ac\u009d in order to live a genuine life as an artist, creator, and innovator.<\/p><\/blockquote>\n\n\n\n<p>And truth be told \u00e2\u20ac\u201d it ain\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t possible to change the world without hurting others or stepping on the toes of others.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Be bold. ERIC<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Is it bad to be an \u00e2\u20ac\u0153asshole\u00e2\u20ac\u009d?&nbsp; A thought while walking around today: Why is it considered bad or \u00e2\u20ac\u0153evil\u00e2\u20ac\u009d to be an \u00e2\u20ac\u02dcasshole\u00e2\u20ac\u2122? Furthermore, what if it is necessary for us to be an \u00e2\u20ac\u0153asshole\u00e2\u20ac\u009d in order to do great things?<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":144752,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"advanced_seo_description":"","jetpack_seo_html_title":"","jetpack_seo_noindex":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[17],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-144800","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-posts"],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2019\/05\/A46D15BE-A363-490D-B1C6-21E618AA4A25.jpeg?fit=1242%2C2084&ssl=1","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144800","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=144800"}],"version-history":[{"count":3,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144800\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":145132,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/144800\/revisions\/145132"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/144752"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=144800"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=144800"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=144800"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}