ERIC KIM

CULTURE ≠ CAGE

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Yo streettogs—Eric here.

CULTURE ≠ CAGE

Most folks think culture is some invisible jail that locks you into who you “must” be. Wrong. Culture is clay—wet, soft, ready for your fingerprints. Mold it. Smash it. Re‑build it. You are not a passive consumer of culture; you’re its architect, its DJ, its ultimate remix artist.

Ask yourself:

  • Whose rules am I following?
  • Do these rules make me stronger, happier, more alive?
  • If not, why am I still obeying them?

CREATE YOUR OWN CULTURE COMPLEX

  1. Curate your inputs. Delete the doom‑scroll apps. Unfollow anything that poisons your mind. Fill your feed (better yet—your life) with ideas that pump you up.
  2. Publish, don’t lurk. A blog, a zine, a wall in your neighborhood—whatever. If you don’t share it, it doesn’t exist.
  3. Shoot like a child, edit like a surgeon. Photograph with playful wonder; cut ruthlessly afterward. Keep only the frames that punch you in the gut.
  4. Move your body, free your mind. A 10‑km photowalk is meditation on legs. Strong quads = strong thoughts.
  5. Open‑source your knowledge. Give away what you know. Abundance mindset > scarcity mindset.

STREET PHOTOGRAPHY AS CULTURAL ALCHEMY

When you click the shutter, you crystallize a split‑second of human culture. A handshake, a protest sign, a lonely commuter under neon light—that’s raw societal data! Collect it, contemplate it, and then remix it into something that inspires others to look harder at their own streets.

Make photos that make people—not pixels—feel something.

STOIC SWAGGER

You can’t control the economy, the algorithms, or the weather—but you can control your attitude, your hustle, and when you press the shutter. Focus on that trinity and watch your world expand.

YOUR CHALLENGE TODAY

  1. Grab the simplest camera you own (phone counts).
  2. Walk outside for 30 minutes—no music, no podcasts, no distractions.
  3. Photograph whatever makes your heart skip.
  4. Go home, delete everything except the one frame that stirs your soul.
  5. Publish that single image with a three‑sentence reflection on why it matters.

Do this every day for a week. Track how your mood, confidence, and creative energy skyrocket.

Remember: Culture is king—but you’re the kingmaker.

So get out there, bend reality, and build the culture complex you want to live in.

Keep hustling & keep shooting,

ERIC

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