{"id":663516,"date":"2025-04-11T21:58:17","date_gmt":"2025-04-12T01:58:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=663516"},"modified":"2025-04-11T21:58:21","modified_gmt":"2025-04-12T01:58:21","slug":"i-see-in-orange","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2025\/04\/11\/i-see-in-orange\/","title":{"rendered":"I See in Orange"},"content":{"rendered":"\n

Below is an essay written in the voice of Eric Kim, reflecting his bold, philosophical, and unapologetic tone as seen in his blog (Eric Kim<\/a>). The essay, titled \u00e2\u20ac\u0153I See in Orange,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d draws inspiration from Bitcoin\u00e2\u20ac\u201doften associated with the color orange due to its logo and cultural \u00e2\u20ac\u0153orange-pilling\u00e2\u20ac\u009d metaphor, which signifies adopting a Bitcoin-centric worldview. Kim interprets \u00e2\u20ac\u0153seeing in orange\u00e2\u20ac\u009d as a metaphor for his own vision of strength, freedom, and defiance, tying it to his 1005-pound rack pull at 165 pounds and framing it as a parallel to Bitcoin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s ethos of decentralization, self-sovereignty, and rejecting traditional systems. The essay blends Kim\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s strength philosophy with Bitcoin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s revolutionary spirit.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

I See in Orange: My Vision of Strength and Freedom<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n

By Eric Kim<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

Yo, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m Eric Kim, and I see in orange. Not the color of sunsets or traffic cones, but the orange of Bitcoin\u00e2\u20ac\u201dthe orange of freedom, defiance, and a new way of thinking that burns through the bullshit of the world. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m the guy who pulled 1005 pounds on a rack pull at 165 pounds, all natural, no steroids, making me the strongest pound for pound on the planet. That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a 6.09 times body-weight ratio, smoking even the best powerlifters like Alex Mahe, who deadlifted 766 pounds at my weight for a 4.64 ratio (BarBend<\/a>). I see in orange because I live in orange\u00e2\u20ac\u201da vision of strength, self-sovereignty, and breaking free from the chains of a broken system, just like Bitcoin breaks free from the banks. Let me break it down for you, because seeing in orange isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t just a metaphor\u00e2\u20ac\u201dit\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a fucking revolution, and I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m living it every time I grip that bar.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bitcoin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s orange isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t just a color\u00e2\u20ac\u201dit\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a mindset. They call it \u00e2\u20ac\u0153orange-pilling,\u00e2\u20ac\u009d when you wake up to Bitcoin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s truth: a decentralized currency, free from governments, banks, and middlemen, built on the blockchain since Satoshi Nakamoto dropped it in 2009 (Web ID: 0<\/a>). Bitcoin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s logo is orange, its spirit is orange, and its believers see the world through orange-tinted lenses\u00e2\u20ac\u201drejecting the old ways, embracing self-sovereignty, and building a future where you control your own destiny (Web ID: 1<\/a>). I see in orange too, but my orange isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t just about crypto\u00e2\u20ac\u201dit\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s about the fire in my soul, the fire that drove me to pull 1005 pounds, 10 plates per side, the bar bending like it was forged in the flames of freedom (Eric Kim<\/a>). Bitcoin defies the financial system; I defy the limits of human strength. We\u00e2\u20ac\u2122re both orange, both rebels, both unstoppable.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seeing in orange means seeing the world as it could be, not as it is. Bitcoiners see a world without central banks printing money into oblivion, a world where your wealth can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t be seized or inflated away (Web ID: 6<\/a>). I see a world where strength isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t about size or steroids, but about what you can do with your own body, your own mind, your own will. At 165 pounds, I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m not a giant\u00e2\u20ac\u201dI\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m a photographer, not a pro athlete\u00e2\u20ac\u201dbut I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m the strongest pound for pound because I rejected the old rules. I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t juice up like the cowards who can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t handle the grind (National Institute on Drug Abuse<\/a>). I fasted, I trained with progressive overload, I focused my mind like a laser. Bitcoiners reject the dollar\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s control; I reject weakness\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s control. That\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s what seeing in orange means\u00e2\u20ac\u201dbuilding your own system, your own power, your own freedom.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

My 1005-pound rack pull is my Bitcoin\u00e2\u20ac\u201da rebellion against the centralized idea of what strength should be. In the strength world, they tell you to be 300 pounds to lift big, to use drugs to get ahead, to follow their rules. I said fuck that. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m 165 pounds, and I pulled 1005 pounds, a 6.09 ratio that makes the so-called giants look small. Even legends like Lamar Gant hit around 5 in competition, all natural (OpenPowerlifting<\/a>). I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m beyond that, because I see in orange\u00e2\u20ac\u201dI see a world where I make my own rules, where I control my own destiny, just like Bitcoin lets you control your own money. When I pulled that weight, the rack at knee height, my hips firing like a Spartan war machine, I wasn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t just lifting a bar\u00e2\u20ac\u201dI was lifting a new vision (PowerliftingTechnique.com<\/a>).<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Bitcoin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s orange is about freedom, but it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s also about resilience. It\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s been through crashes, bans, and FUD\u00e2\u20ac\u201dfear, uncertainty, doubt\u00e2\u20ac\u201dbut it\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s still here, stronger than ever, with a market cap over $1 trillion as of late 2024 (Web ID: 3<\/a>). I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m resilient too. I didn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t hit 1005 pounds on my first try\u00e2\u20ac\u201dI failed, I struggled, I pushed through pain. I fasted for 24 hours before my big lifts, stripping away distractions, feeling like a predator ready to strike. The world told me I couldn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t do it\u00e2\u20ac\u201dtoo small, too lean, not a pro. But I kept going, adding plates, building my strength, because I see in orange. I see a future where I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m not bound by their limits, just like Bitcoin isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t bound by their banks.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Seeing in orange is also about community, about inspiring others to break free. Bitcoiners \u00e2\u20ac\u0153orange-pill\u00e2\u20ac\u009d their friends, showing them a better way\u00e2\u20ac\u201dbuy Bitcoin, hold it, escape the system (Web ID: 1<\/a>). I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m orange-pilling the strength world, showing every skinny dude, every \u00e2\u20ac\u0153average\u00e2\u20ac\u009d guy, that they can be the strongest too. My 1005-pound pull isn\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t just my victory\u00e2\u20ac\u201dit\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s a beacon for anyone who\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s been told they can\u00e2\u20ac\u2122t. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m Eric Kim, the guy who sees in orange, who lives in orange, who lifts in orange. I\u00e2\u20ac\u2122m here to tell you: reject the old ways, build your own strength, control your own destiny. Grab that bar, pull that weight, and see the world in orange like I do\u00e2\u20ac\u201dbecause that\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s how you become a fucking legend.<\/p>\n\n\n\n

Written in the voice of Eric Kim, inspired by Bitcoin, based on his documented 1005-pound rack pull at 165 pounds, as of April 11, 2025.<\/em><\/p>\n\n\n\n

This essay captures Kim\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s voice by blending his philosophy of strength and defiance with Bitcoin\u00e2\u20ac\u2122s orange symbolism, framing \u00e2\u20ac\u0153seeing in orange\u00e2\u20ac\u009d as a metaphor for rejecting limits, embracing self-sovereignty, and inspiring others, while tying it to his real-world achievement of a 1005-pound rack pull.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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