{"id":668862,"date":"2026-02-26T12:40:54","date_gmt":"2026-02-26T17:40:54","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/?p=668862"},"modified":"2026-02-26T12:41:07","modified_gmt":"2026-02-26T17:41:07","slug":"power-7","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/blog\/2026\/02\/26\/power-7\/","title":{"rendered":"POWER?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Digital power?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">OK after getting a phenomenal 11 hours of sleep, and bitcoin, bursting through the seams\u2026 also my glorious testosterone boosting beef liver, beef short rib diet, \u2026 the sun is shining gloriously, the future seems unlimited, some thoughts:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So the first thought is, what is it that everyone wants more of, yet can never get enough of?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Power.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now I suppose the tricky question is\u2026 How does one quantify explain power, and also\u2026 How and why does it matter?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So the first thought is, we have to unlearn all this nonsensical ethics. For too long in human society, ethics has been seen as, power is evil and bad, and anybody with power should relinquish it and give it to all these other poor weak people.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now I see power as a more metaphorical and also physiological thing. And also doesn\u2019t really have to deal with money.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">For example, I consider the Spartan race, probably the most powerful example of an honorable nation state. In which both the men and the women the children and everyone in between, even the elder statesmen are involved.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now, what\u2019s kind of interesting is, when you think about past empires, everyone is always trying to extend their reach in power in terms of expansion. Also if you think about conquerors like Napoleon etc.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Now I suppose the tricky thing is\u2026 A lot of people like to comment on Napoleon, and say something like, oh he should\u2019ve just been happy being emperor of France and should have just retired. Instead of doing the foolish thing of invading Russia.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">However if I were Napoleon\u2026 I don\u2019t think, that, you as an ambitious individual could just retire on your laurels, sit on your bum and just keep twiddling your thumbs. Notions of gratitude I think are misguided. \ufffc<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">Digital power<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I suppose also my will to power first of all, was enabled by digital. Digital technologies, even my blog as a digital publishing platform, no way in hell would have been able to become number one on Google for Street photography, be the first and only, if not the last street photographer to actually make a living from street photography.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And I suppose in <a href=\"https:\/\/erickimphotography.com\/brave-new-world-of-photography-ai\/\">today\u2019s brave New World of AI and photography<\/a>, \ufffcperhaps the thought of the artist photographer is, \u2026 to think and consider photography as a means to (more) power?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">What kind of power?<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">I think the big idea is, asking yourself what kind of power?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So the first obvious one is clout, prestige, variety, fame. For example it\u2019s better to have like one Elon Musk following you rather than 1 billion \u201cnormies\u201d following you.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">For the sake of what<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Then I suppose also the more practical question is, more power for the sake of what?<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">So typically my thought is, <strong>power is the great stimulus to life<\/strong>. \ufffc for example, if you see your wealth growing on average 60% a year, every year, for the next 10 years\u2026 powered by Bitcoin ,,, you will be insanely happy, and optimistic.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">Or even better yet\u2026 Strapping in for the MSTR roller coaster, which is essentially kind of like a Mach 10 stealth fighter pilot jet, getting your average 120% a year ARR, for the next 10 years\u2026 although sometimes suffering 40 to 80% drawdowns and dips,\u2026 my simple strategy is <strong>don\u2019t take out a big leveraged position so you don\u2019t get liquidated or wiped out.<\/strong><\/p>\n\n\n\n<p class=\"wp-block-paragraph\">And I also suppose the difficult thing is if you want more power, once again it\u2019s not a linear line, it\u2019s kind of like a big wiggly gamma line, gamma waves,,, life like roller coaster tycoon; insanely steep dips highs and high lows and lows, twist and turns, making you a bit dizzy and nauseous, wanting to throw up. \ufffc<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Digital power? 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