{"id":660352,"date":"2025-03-04T11:25:24","date_gmt":"2025-03-04T16:25:24","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=660352"},"modified":"2025-03-04T18:04:21","modified_gmt":"2025-03-04T23:04:21","slug":"engineered-to-win","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2025\/03\/04\/engineered-to-win\/","title":{"rendered":"Engineered to Win"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The most quickly to adapt to change<\/p>\n\n\n\n<div data-wp-interactive=\"core\/file\" class=\"wp-block-file\"><object data-wp-bind--hidden=\"!state.hasPdfPreview\" hidden class=\"wp-block-file__embed\" data=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Engineered-to-Win-2.pdf\" type=\"application\/pdf\" style=\"width:100%;height:600px\" aria-label=\"Embed of Engineered to Win 2.\"><\/object><a id=\"wp-block-file--media-d1d0a2fa-aacd-4165-9904-0cc00e77f2f6\" href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Engineered-to-Win-2.pdf\">Engineered to Win 2<\/a><a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/03\/Engineered-to-Win-2.pdf\" class=\"wp-block-file__button wp-element-button\" download aria-describedby=\"wp-block-file--media-d1d0a2fa-aacd-4165-9904-0cc00e77f2f6\">Download<\/a><\/div>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">\u00ef\u00bf\u00bc\u00ef\u00bf\u00bc\u00ef\u00bf\u00bcThe most quickly adaptable to change:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<hr class=\"wp-block-separator has-alpha-channel-opacity\"\/>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Change is an interesting idea. Technically, all is changed. Even if you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t want to change, you almost cannot help but change.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, consider that like literally every five seconds, something in your body is changing. I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t know too much about the biology, but I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m quite certain that like probably 1 million 1 trillion times a day, the chemicals electrical circuits, blood, hormones, molecules in our body is constantly changing.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The funny thing is as long as you\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re alive and breathing, even if you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t force it, this is what naturally happens. For example, <strong>you don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t need to force change, or resist change, it just happens<\/strong>. \u00ef\u00bf\u00bc<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The Bitcoin thought<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So it seems pretty self evident at this point, the bitcoin standard, all bitcoin everything is the wisest idea. For example, the most logical strategy right now is that for your family savings, your family award test, it should be like 100% bitcoin. Bitcoin is the new high-yield savings account, 60% a year.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then, if you want to hyper charge your investing and your investments, or even thinking really big for your Roth IRA or your 401K, then what it seems then is <strong>Strategy<\/strong>, MSTR \u00ef\u00bf\u00bc(the stock) is the way. I think what I like about having like 100% of our Roth IRA in strategy MSTR is that I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m like a quadrillion times certain that by the time I retire at 65, or become 65, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m like 37 now\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 In 30 years I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m like 1000% certain it will be up. By a lot.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Game theory<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So I recently watched a presentation that the \u00e2\u20ac\u0153Fiatello\u00e2\u20ac\u009d guy did for Strategy, and he mentions game theory. And also\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 Watching the Dylan LeClair interview for bitcoin treasuries, Dylan also talks about game theory.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">The general idea is that on a long enough time span, if then what Cynthia Lummis says, \u00ef\u00bf\u00bc\u00ef\u00bf\u00bc the US dollar is actually <em>designed and engineered<\/em> to inflate \u00ef\u00bf\u00bc buy 2 to 3% a year, although in reality it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s probably more like 15% a year. I think rather than looking at government statistics, just look at the price of eggs and beef.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Kind of a unrelated note, but there is currently an egg crisis happening in LA, because of some sort of chickenpox or something. Anyways, like literally overnight 99.9% of the egg supply was wiped out due to potential salmonella poisoning, I don\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t even think you can even get eggs at Costco right now. There is also currently an egg ration at Trader Joe\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s, only one pack per family per visit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Anyways, this becomes interesting to me because if you think about a world of imperfect money, or things which are engineered to fail, or you think about things which are <strong>engineered to win<\/strong>, \u00ef\u00bf\u00bc if you think about this in a long enough time span, 10 2030 years 50 years 100 years etc.\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 300 years from now, I think <strong>300 years from now<\/strong> is a good time span because you can at least think about your kids kids kids, \u00ef\u00bf\u00bcwhat is going to win?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">21 million coins, hard cap forever\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 This is so fascinating.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Flywheel<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So an interesting idea that Michael Saylor gives is this idea of strategy being like a huge flywheel. For example if you just take like a 1 pound weight and you spin it quickly, it is an interesting child\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s toy. But if you turn that into 100,000 ton Stainless steel wrecking ball, and then you start to rotated at 10,000 RPM, it becomes a lethal war machine.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Turbo lag<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So one thing that I have always been fascinated with is turbochargers. In fact, my dream as a 16-year-old was to turbocharge my 1991 Sentra SE-R, which by stock is powered by \u00ef\u00bf\u00bcthe formidable SR20DE engine.,, so when you turbocharge it it would become a SR20DE-T engine &#8212;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">But what is really fascinating about a turbo charger is this issue of physics, the turbo lag. What a turbo lag is is when you stomp on the pedal, there is a short delay before it goes into full speed. What that then means is that in order to achieve higher high speed of velocity, You sacrifice a short term throttle response for a longer term gain.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example think about quarter mile times. If you have a turbo charged car, your 0 to 60 speed is much slower, however your quarter mile speed is much quicker.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What do you want?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I think the quarter miles is probably a better indicator of performance than the 0 to 60 speed. \u00ef\u00bf\u00bc but also, none of these are probably a good marker because races are not linear &#8212; \u00ef\u00bf\u00bc typically a real race car goes through turns and winds, ups and downs, etc. \u00ef\u00bf\u00bc\u00ef\u00bf\u00bc Certainly there are drag races, but still, at the end of the day the synthetic measures of performance are really not that necessary.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So if you think that you are a nation or a nation state, once again thinking about short term performance is not a good one. Why? A nation nation state should at least be thinking 300 or 1000 years from now.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Why so long into the future? Well simply because I think a nation or a nation state, what we truly desire is to last forever. Ideally, the United States of America would be around forever into perpetuity, well at least another thousand or 2000 years. Sooner or later at least in terms of like 100 billion years into the future, certainly we are going to go extinct sooner or later, but ideally we could strive to last longer.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Longevity durability is the goal \u00ef\u00bf\u00bc<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Switching up my philosophy on fitness, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m really into this idea of <strong>outdoor fitness<\/strong>. The general idea is that <strong>life is made for outside, not the indoor gymnasium<\/strong>. \u00ef\u00bf\u00bc as a consequence, our life decisions and our training should simply be done in such a manner that we train for outdoors, we live outdoors, we think outdoors. 24 seven 365 outdoor military training.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I think the reason why a lot of these aspiring bodybuilder or weightlifters or powerlifters, they fail because by taking steroids they essentially not only shrink their balls, but they increase their short term performance, for the sake of becoming impotent and not being able to bear children or fruit even beyond their 40s and 50s. My personal ideal is to have a six pack at the age of 80, or 85, and my goal is to also keep lifting weights until I die. I probably will not be able to lift 1000 pounds when I am 120 years old, but still\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 Aiming for longevity is great. Because even if you miss the mark, at least you can still get close.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Nothing is meant to last forever<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Certainly nothing is meant to last forever, but that doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t mean that we cannot strive.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I think <strong>infinite durability is and should be the goal<\/strong>. \u00ef\u00bf\u00bc Therefore some new ways in which I am trying to approach fitness is toward this holy Grail;<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Simple thoughts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ol class=\"wp-block-list\">\n<li>Stretching warming up, flexibility and ligament bone tendon strength and mobility is the bedrock and foundation of all fitness. And actually in fact, if you want to lift 20% more weight, optimizing for these factors is supreme.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Think about even distribution, and also, exercises which encourage movement walking, on your own two legs. Yoke walk,yoke lift, atlas lift, Farmer\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s carry, neutral grip dead lift trap bar hex bar, neutral grip rack pull. For a long time I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve focused on mixed grip for my dead lift in right pool, but now that I am starting to get in 1000 pound territory, maybe the wise thing is to get some straps for me to focus on pulling neutral grip, in order to prevent myself from putting too much strain and pressure on one knee, which for me happens to my right side, when I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m going very very heavy.<\/li>\n\n\n\n<li>Ultimately walking is the number one goal. More recently, I am so inspired by Seneca, who loves to take the bus and the metro everywhere.  and ultimately when push comes to shove, simply having the strength to carry Seneca, he\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s 41 pounds now, with the heavy backpack full of books, to and from the Metro stop is a new goal. <\/li>\n<\/ol>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Clothes<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also in terms of clothing, certainly nothing is meant to last forever. But because\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 Somethings are just too fragile, like for example I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122ve gone through like at least 10 pairs of long 100% merino wool leggings, and honestly I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m just tired of continually purchasing new ones. Even though I could afford it.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And also, a random other\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 I think this thought also applies to cars vehicles and also your beloved iPhone. Think about it\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 The iPhone is engineered to only be really really good for a year or two. If you just think about this from a macro perspective, Not only is it impossible for an iPhone to last you 50 years, or even more\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 There is no smart phone which can actually <em>improve<\/em> overtime. \u00ef\u00bf\u00bc certainly there are certain things like software upgrades, which do improve your phone, but from a hardware physics perspective, impossible.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Also, in terms of a car or a vehicle, durability is your best bet. For example\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 Pride in my 2010 Prius, this thing will last me like 1,000,000 miles. It does not get better overtime, but it certainly doesn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t get outdated that quickly. Even what I love about the model is that there is no stupid touchscreen, Which means there is fewer distractions for me on the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even if you think a lot about these modern cars, that have all touchscreen, the big issue here is that the touchscreen technology even if you get the newest model of the car is already outdated! If your screen is not up to part with the latest iPad Pro it sucks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even I am so shocked with Tesla cars come out how quickly they get outdated. Like for example the new new Tesla model Y that looks like a baby cyber truck, it already looks like at least 20 times better than the current Tesla model Y. As a consequence, There is like zero to little incentive at least for me to buy a Tesla because I know that it will get outdated so quickly.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I think the only logical strategy is to then only ever lease a Tesla because you know within three years it will get outdated and you won\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t want the newest new version.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Or even better yet, take all that money that you would waste in the lease or financing and just put into bitcoin, or micro strategy stock, which will be <strong>accretive, not dilutive<\/strong>. \u00ef\u00bf\u00bc<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I think then from a simple strategy, it seems that at least for iPhones, just find the simplest cheapest model is best. For example the new iPhone E that came out ,,, E for ERIC ha ha, certainly this is the new goat. And actually when I think about the progression of three lenses to two lenses to one lens, sublime simplification. <strong>The simplest is actually the most desirable<\/strong>. \u00ef\u00bf\u00bc<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Simpler is superior<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">What I love about bitcoin is that you cannot simplify it any further. End of the road.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">If you kept simplifying something and stripping away all the superfluous elements, at least in the digital realm, bitcoin is the only bet. Why? Pure digital energy, which has footprints in the physical realm, because you have to mine it with analog energy, but once it is mined, it exists in cyberspace forever.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\"><strong>Nothing is forever besides bitcoin<\/strong>. \u00ef\u00bf\u00bc<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Expanding your time preference<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Even a super annoying thing\u00e2\u20ac\u00a6 Getting the newest iPad Pro M4 chip, it bends? Before going to Mexico, I shoved it in my backpack, over full with a lot of stuff, and it actually structurally bent the iPad Pro, and now, it has this insanely annoying permanent curve and Bend? I guess the upside of this happening is that once again, the realization that <strong>nothing is meant to last forever<\/strong>. \u00ef\u00bf\u00bc Not only that but <strong>nothing is engineered to last forever<\/strong> , besides bitcoin. \u00ef\u00bf\u00bc<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The most quickly to adapt to change \u00ef\u00bf\u00bc\u00ef\u00bf\u00bc\u00ef\u00bf\u00bcThe most quickly adaptable to change: Change is an interesting idea. Technically, all is changed. 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