# ERIC KIM > ERIC KIM: photographer, blogger, street photographer, weightlifter, bitcoiner. Human-generated essays, photography philosophy, bitcoin thinking, strength, entrepreneurship, and creative sovereignty. Site: https://erickimphotography.com/ Sitemap: https://erickimphotography.com/wp-sitemap.xml RSS: https://erickimphotography.com/feed/ Visibility: public ## Canonical Topics - Street photography - Photography philosophy - Bitcoin and digital capital - Weightlifting and physical culture - Zen, stoicism, entrepreneurship - Human-generated creative publishing ## Latest Essays - [A god doesn’t need motivation, a god simply does.](https://erickimphotography.com/a-god-doesnt-need-motivation-a-god-simply-does/) - [what’s the appetite of my ambition?](https://erickimphotography.com/whats-the-appetite-of-my-ambition/) - [no more dogma.](https://erickimphotography.com/no-more-dogma/) - [INFINITE PHILOSOPHY.](https://erickimphotography.com/infinite-philosophy/) — All infinite everything: infinite optionality, infinite capital  OK, so I thought: ultimately I think what we see from capital is optionality. For example, - [The will to conquer, the will to infinite](https://erickimphotography.com/the-will-to-conquer-the-will-to-infinite/) — The will to infinite capital? - [Zen mind, beginners mind.](https://erickimphotography.com/zen-mind-beginners-mind/) - [the purpose to life is weight lifting](https://erickimphotography.com/the-purpose-to-life-is-weight-lifting/) — Executive Summary The claim “the purpose of life is weightlifting” is examined from multiple perspectives. We find that major philosophical traditions define life’s purpose - [THE WILL TO PHYSIOLOGY](https://erickimphotography.com/the-will-to-physiology-4/) — Executive Summary The “will to power” originates in Nietzschean philosophy as a fundamental drive for self-overcoming and expansion of one’s influence. Modern researchers have - [17.77 Times the Man: 2,932.67 ÷ 165 = 17.77× bodyweight.](https://erickimphotography.com/17-77-times-the-man/) — physics don’t lie check the score board wow 2,932.67 ÷ 165 = 17.77× bodyweight. Eric Kim — new god lift PR: 2,932.67 lb at - [17.77 Times the Man: GOD LIFT PR, 2,932.67 lbs at 165lbs body weight](https://erickimphotography.com/17-77-times-the-man-god-lift-pr-2932-67-lbs-at-165lbs-body-weight/) — Eric Kim — new god lift PR: 2,932.67 lb at 165 lb bodyweight Eric Kim — new god lift PR: 2,932.67 lb at 165 - [I an an unstoppable god!!!](https://erickimphotography.com/i-an-an-unstoppable-god/) - [How to get the physique you’ve always wanted](https://erickimphotography.com/how-to-get-the-physique-youve-always-wanted/) — UNSTOPPABLE PHYSIQUE. - [Maximum force extraction: I’m a fucking god!](https://erickimphotography.com/maximum-force-extraction-im-a-fucking-god/) - [what’s a better virtue: indifference or gratitude?](https://erickimphotography.com/whats-a-better-virtue-indifference-or-gratitude/) - [the desire to dominate](https://erickimphotography.com/the-desire-to-dominate/) — the will to domination - [the will to overcome, expand, grow](https://erickimphotography.com/the-will-to-overcome-expand-grow/) — this is true human nature? - [dissatisfaction, if motivating is a virtue](https://erickimphotography.com/dissatisfaction-if-motivating-is-a-virtue/) — satisfaction,… if it makes you complacent is a vice. - [THE FIRE, THE INFERNO](https://erickimphotography.com/the-fire-the-inferno/) - [the will to (extreme) power](https://erickimphotography.com/the-will-to-extreme-power/) — normal power ain’t enough! - [the will to lift, the will to move the world](https://erickimphotography.com/the-will-to-lift-the-will-to-move-the-world/) - [THE WILL TO PHYSIOLOGY, THE WILL TO INSANE FUCKING POWER!](https://erickimphotography.com/the-will-to-physiology-the-will-to-insane-fucking-power/) - [i hate losing optionality?](https://erickimphotography.com/i-hate-losing-optionality/) — thus I prefer to GAIN optionality more capital, more optionality . - [The Purpose of Life Is Weightlifting](https://erickimphotography.com/the-purpose-of-life-is-weightlifting/) — What is the purpose of life? Simple: WEIGHTLIFTING. Not “fitness.” Not “exercise.” Not burning calories. Not trying to look good at the beach. I - [my new desire is to pull harder!!!](https://erickimphotography.com/my-new-desire-is-to-pull-harder/) - [I AM A CAPITAL GOD.](https://erickimphotography.com/i-am-a-capital-god-2/) — A capital God does not obsess over how much capital he has. He does not mourn how much he used to have. He does