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            "title": "The convergence of social media & AI",
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            "summary": "So a development or thought, that’s kind of interesting to me… Once again seeing the full stack genius of Elon Musk, full integration theory: take all the things that you have built together, and cross pollinate and combine …",
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            "summary": "Welcome. This is the best place to begin. ERIC KIM is about street photography, philosophy, Zen, Stoicism, Bitcoin, AI, blogging, entrepreneurship, strength, movement, courage, and creative freedom. Do not overthink. Pick the path that fits you. Start walking. …",
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            "title": "Life and the Question of Exceeding the Limit",
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            "summary": "Executive summary The strongest answer is no, not in any simple sense. Human flourishing is not identical to smashing every ceiling. The best-supported view across philosophy, psychology, physiology, and organizational research is that a good life involves discerning …",
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            "title": "Real Life Is All About Framing",
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            "title": "The only goal in life: don’t fucking die!",
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            "title": "the more controversy something gets, the more free marketing it gets",
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            "summary": "and I think this is the very important idea to consider… If you really really really don’t like someone or something, quit giving it so much attention and free marketing. And also… The more critics you have, it …",
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            "title": "To spend less time on your phone, spend more time on your Ricoh GR camera?",
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            "title": "RICOH GR IV REVIEW.",
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            "summary": "So quick review of the new Ricoh GR 4: The anti iPhone, anti AI? So a new thought about the new Ricoh GR 4–> one holding it in my palm, in the palm of my hands: The first …",
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            "title": "Transcend, transcendence",
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            "title": "Walking while reading",
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            "summary": "Trophy Positively seek entropy and chaos, the path to the most interesting life? The reason why peaceful parks could be so boring",
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            "summary": "20 years from now… It would have all seemed so obvious ",
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            "title": "Bitcoin on a mountain?",
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            "summary": "Movement is God PHOTOGRAPHY BELONGS TO ME.",
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            "title": "I want to penetrate the whole world and planet!",
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            "title": "Looking good, looking strong!",
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