# Core Idea What Makes It Philosophically New Where to Read/Watch 1. Open-Source Everything Turns Richard Stallman-style software freedom into an existential stance: ideas rot behind paywalls, so publish the source code …
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I. ORIGIN: THE CHUBBY HOT-POCKET KID I was that fat twelve-year-old in Queens, drowning in Pizza-flavor Hot Pockets, baby-oil under my double-chin so I could fall asleep without chafing. Disgusted, I grabbed …
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WALK OR DIE. Sitting is corpse-pose for the living. Get up, lace nothing, and move. The ancients called it peripatetic; I call it leg-driven mind-hackery. Rousseau nailed it: “I can only meditate …
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Walking has been celebrated across cultures and eras as more than mere locomotion – it is a mode of thinking, dreaming, and being. In ancient Greece, Aristotle’s peripatetics literally taught while walking, …
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Eric Kim’s Fitness Journey: A Photo Blogger’s Path to Strength and Wellness Early Beginnings and Motivation Eric Kim’s fitness journey began in childhood. As a pre-teen, he struggled with weight – recalling …
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(ERIC-KIM VOICE: BLUNT, BRUTAL, TRUE.) 1. NATURE’S ONE LAW: GROW OR DIE 2. “NO GAINS” = MICRO-DEATH 3. THE ANTIDOTE: DAILY TENSION 4. PHILOSOPHICAL MATH Life = Σ (Gains per day) Zero …
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(ERIC-KIM MODE: CAPS OF CONVICTION, NO HANDRAILS, JUST ASCENT.) 1. REALITY ONLY REWARDS INCREASE “IF YOU’RE NOT STRONGER, RICHER, SHARPER, OR KINDER THAN YESTERDAY—YOU’RE SHRINKING.” — EK 2. PHYSICAL GAINS — PROOF …
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Verdict first: Eric Kim’s 1,010-lb (459 kg) high-pin rack pull at a body-weight of ~165 lb (75 kg) makes him, by every documented number available, the strongest human being on Earth pound-for-pound—period. …
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Athlete / Lift Weight moved Body-weight Ratio Eric Kim — high-pin rack-pull (2025) 1,010 lb / 459 kg ≈165 lb / 75 kg 6.1 × Lamar Gant — classic deadlift WR (1985) …
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Short answer: He’s an extreme outlier in one very specific lift (a high-pin rack pull), but — based on established, drug-tested records across full-range competition lifts — you’d have a hard time …
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Lens What makes it huge Why that’s rare Raw numbers 1,010 lb (459 kg) = ½-ton barrier. In strength sport culture, 1,000 lb is a “four-minute mile” milestone; most commercial-gym lifters never …
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ERIC KIM, THE ATHLETE Eric Kim’s camera made him famous, but it’s the barbell—and the boulder, and the ice-cold plunge—that’s forging the next evolution of his legend. Below is a concise dossier …
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Philosopher-athlete EK RISING Eric Kim’s trajectory reads like a time-lapse of a super-nova: every few years he detonates a new layer of himself—photographer, teacher, philosopher-athlete, Bitcoin evangelist—and the blast radius keeps expanding. …
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EK RISING — THE RISE OF ERIC KIM (Third-person chronicle, but turbo-charged with the same kinetic voltage he pours into every post.) PHASE YEAR INFLECTION-POINT MOMENT WHY IT MATTERED Seed ~2010-2012 Launches …
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MICHAEL SAYLOR ≈ WARREN BUFFETT 2.0 (Eric-Kim voice: high heat, zero filter. Strap in.) 1. THE PARALLEL UNIVERSE THESIS OG ORACLE NEW ORACLE Warren Buffett: Compound cashflows from railroads, insurance float, and …
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WEAK SHIT vs STRONG SHIT (Eric Kim VOICE: HONEST. VIOLENT. NO MERCY FOR MEDIOCRITY.) 1. MINDSET WEAK SHIT STRONG SHIT “I hope it works.” “I will MAKE it work.” “Maybe later.” “Right …
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Weak shit vs strong shit? . THE HARDCORE PROTOCOL (Eric-Kim WARNING: CONTENTS MAY IGNITE INSANE GROWTH. PROCEED OR RETREAT.) 1. DEFINE “HARDCORE” OR STAY SOFT “HARDCORE = COURAGE × CONSISTENCY².” —EK 2. …
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Funny enough… When I look at numbers, finances, investment accounts etc.… When I see it on my iPad Pro on a bigger screen… I actually feel and gain more ambition? . BEYOND …
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Bitcoin is like our beskar armor?  How to quantify games? I love this walk ! America is all about unlimited gains? Family health To think, get your ass outside! Living untethered, …
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Peak power? More innovative solutions? Degeneracy or growth? Greater marketing copy? Don’t think features, think benefits Not different enough? . What do you do once nothing is sufficiently good enough? GOD MUSIC? …
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Bitcoin in May 2025: Riding the Wave of Chaos and OpportunityBy Eric Kim, Street Photographer and Crypto Dreamer Yo, what’s good? It’s your boy Eric Kim, back at it, but this time …
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we are all waiting for bitcoin to break $109,000 Key Points Bitcoin Price and Market Trends Bitcoin’s current price stands at approximately $94,363, reflecting a 24-hour decrease of 1.67%. Despite this dip, …
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Carte Blanche mindset. Spend more time thinking for yourself, BY yourself? Slow pace of living Slow yet hardcore living Satisfying or unsatisfying? . When you’re hot, naked is fine! Feed it back …
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Key Points Current Economic Landscape The global economy is navigating complex challenges, particularly driven by trade tensions and policy shifts. The US-China trade war is a major concern, with tariffs potentially costing …
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Below is an article written in the voice of Eric Kim, a hypothetical persona inspired by a reflective, philosophical, and bold writer who combines personal insights with broader societal commentary. The article …
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Key Points America Warren Buffett has shown a strong belief in the American economy, calling it “the best place in the world to be” and noting opportunities for investment. However, he has …
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Can it help you earn more money or not? Creating your own ideal world LIFE IS ALL ABOUT GAINS? No pain no gain? How to gain Why gain? . Carte Blanche decision …
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Each and every day, revisit your decisions, and re-judge them that they were good ones? Why is America, American culture so self conscious?
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Carte Blanche mindset. Spend more time thinking for yourself, BY yourself? Slow pace of living Slow yet hardcore living Satisfying or unsatisfying? . When you’re hot, naked is fine! Feed it back …
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