Interesting idea, the general idea is that our traits which are considered hateful, our in fact, our greatest virtues. For example, I speak out loud, I don’t censor myself, I often make other people feel uncomfortable. Yet this …

Buy bitcoin with Coinbase, mortgage as much of it as you can, use the cash, to buy MSTR and or MSTU (2x levered long MSTR, which is essentially 4x bitcoin). You can then: Once JPMORGAN Chase starts offering …

Assuming Bitcoin is solidified freedom,,, then ,,, what you think is simple: Obviously you never sell your freedom for anything!

Just finished watching a very very enlightening and productive webinar podcast interview with Jeff Park and Michael Saylor, some thoughts;: So, seems that one of the big things is the philosophy of winning versus not losing. Some tricky …

Whoa yesterday was a wild ride. I guess I have true skin in the game, just a quick breather. 1,000 pound lift So I think a big thing: If you can master your emotions, fear, physiology BEFORE attempting …

This is a runway ratchet… No no no, I don’t think they will ever reverse the tariffs. The death of the magnificent 7 The magnificent seven, the top text stocks, Amazon Apple Facebook etc. It seems that the …

Wow, life in Cambodia Phnom Penh is so good… Too good!  Serviced apartments So we just signed a three month lease, for a nice service department. This is kind of an interesting concept… In which you’re staying …

Perhaps Investing in Some Ephemeral Things Is a Good Idea! Not everything needs to last forever? So a big thing; life is a femoral, you don’t live forever. Bitcoin will last forever but your own personal life will …

So kind of a bad philosophy that I have… After thinking about this for a long time, assuming there is wise and there is foolish, there is courageous and there is cowardly… It seems that the truth of …

So not to invoke too much weird conspiracy theories or whatever, trying to think about this more sociologically and philosophically, I like this idea of thinking about social engineering, being a social engineer etc.  Thank god for …

So a big thought on my mind, is thinking and wondering what is more valuable; bitcoin, microstrategy, something else? So one of the first investor announcements in which I attended, live webinar, hosted on Zoom, for micro strategy …

One of the best nights of sleep of all time… Eating a pound of beef liver, cooked perfectly medium rare, a bunch of why you ground beef from Costco, 70/30, I think hitting the socket around 7:30 PM, …

So currently a big thought on my mind is in regards to condensation. For example, let us consider a backpack. There is only so much you could shove inside of it, and therefore, the optimal strategy in life …

So in life, do you desire to be predator or prey?  Anger So this is a big thing, if you see some asshole smoking or if you’re playing at the park with your kid and you see …

So I’m currently reading the principles of economics by Saifedean, and I really love it. I realize that in my life, I’ve only ever been interested in media and things which actually gave me real life utility or …

So random thought on my mind; what is “reality” why does it matter etc.? First, obviously reality comes back to embodied reality. That is like literally being on your own two legs, walking around town, saying hello to …

If you’re asking how to “become Eric Kim,” it depends on what you mean by “Eric Kim.” Eric Kim is a common name and may refer to various individuals, including photographers, entrepreneurs, academics, or everyday people. Here’s a …

I don’t really envy anybody else on the planet, I prefer myself. How does one begin to not envy other people? First, Zen. A lot of these rich successful famous people, have no Zen no peace of mind, …

Super pumped to share with you, my first full length lecture on an introduction to bitcoin, the bitcoin Revolution, and also this edited transcript that I provided for you! The Bitcoin Revolution (WILL) Be Televised! So the Bitcoin …

So the Bitcoin revolution, the revolution will be televised. So, starting off. First, what is Bitcoin? Why does it matter? So I think the 1st important critical thing is trying to consider and think you know what is …

FULL PRESENTATION VIDEO RECORDING DROPBOX AUDIO SLIDES PDF PDF TRANSCRIPT Slides Introduction to Bitcoin Transcript Eric Kim: All right, we’ll get the party starting all right.Eric Kim: Hopefully, everything is hearing.Eric Kim: and yeah, thanks for tuning. All …

We the new Rockefellers!  ROC nation! So I guess Jay was really onto something; numbers don’t lie check the scoreboard! And also thinking about building his own Rockefeller ROCAFELLER Rocawear brand. I’m also sure that Michael Saylor is …

Question: how many times have I lifted weights?  Life is all about reps Arnold Schwarzenegger has this just “that life is about reps, life is about repetitions etc.  So the way I interpret this statement or line of …

So curiosity is that which you care for, yet when it comes to curiosity, it is strangely moralized.  For example, curiosity killed the cat.  a world without curiosity is not a world worth living in? So Elon Musk …

Why rappers make poor role models Rappers are always talking about money, never capital. Even the good rappers like Jay Z… They then talk about wealth and generational wealth, but never capital? Capital? what people don’t understand about …

I’ve never owned property in the traditional sense in my life. It is still kind of a strange and elusive concept for me.  For example, homeownership, is talented as some sort of desideratum, a thing to be desired.  …

If you want to be happy or happier, the best way to do it is to purchase accumulate and acquire bitcoin, like taking your economic happiness and energy, and putting it into an infallible bitcoin. Why bitcoin makes …

Do you want to be happy or happier, the best way to do it is to purchase accumulate and acquire bitcoin, like taking your economic happiness and energy, and putting it into an infallible bitcoin. Why bitcoin makes …

Video podcast Audio I don’t think I know any human being on the planet who doesn’t want to be rich, or tries to increase their worth their net worth etc. Doesn’t matter if you’re an investor, work for …

I’m warm as a mother fucker! Heat loss? So currently random thoughts;; about thermodynamics and heat loss. Assuming that energy is not created nor destroyed, what that then means is if we think about shit hit loss, is …

So one of the really fast things I learned from Michael Saylor in his last interview with Natalie Brunell at the end what is what was misconception about him; and he said, the greatest misconception was that Michael …

Engineer a better planet? Engineering a better solution So I just listened to the new interview with Natalie Brunell and Michael Saylor and something super super interesting at the interview at the end was about how Michael Saylor …

Podcast > So in a very very interesting shift of things, I guess I’m super pro Trump Donald Trump, because he is super super 1000% pro bitcoin. And also, contrary to what people understand, Donald Trump is anti-war, …

Encumbered, unencumbered? The right to Bitcoin The rights of persons to maintain full lawful control over the bitcoin and other digital assets of those individuals, recognizing that the ability to maintain self custody of private keys is fundamental …

Hot take: I think in four years by the end of the Trump presidency, I will not be shocked if bitcoin hits 1 million of bitcoin, which is about 10x from here? To keep the math simple; I’m …

I Shall Never Die Economic Armor Suit of armor, and formal suit? The virtues of working as a team? . A hybrid, a hybrid between the upside of nature, without any of the downsides? And also the upside …

Podcast Audio The ability to quickly pivot whenever you want to; The passion of outside? So I think something I have discovered about myself is that I have a passion of outside being outside etc. Pretty much what …

One interesting thing that I’ve learned about bitcoin just things and life in general is that you only really really discover something or take full heart to it when you actually really have a need for it. For …

So I have a vision, it is titled paradise bitcoin. What is the general idea,? First, my first entrepreneurial venture was a one when I was around 15 years old, my friend ERIC Moon just taught me how …

Eric Kim, a photographer and writer, has extensively explored Bitcoin’s philosophical and economic dimensions. His perspectives encompass several key themes: Bitcoin as Solidified Energy Kim conceptualizes Bitcoin as “solidified energy,” where computational power and electrical energy are transformed …

The philosophy of focus: So, we are all photographers, thinkers entrepreneurs visionaries etc. To focus, I think at the end of the day, does seem to be a virtue. First, the ethics of focus, the first big idea …

Facebook, Amazon, Twitter Instagram Meta, TikTok YouTube etc.? Essentially any sort of digital hosting platform which is “free“, they are the new digital slumlords?  Everyone loves to hate and complaining about these slumlords, who rent us a …

So just went to the Mr. brainwash art gallery in Beverly Hills, and I am blown away; it was the most fun, enjoyable, uplifting, playful, inspirational and motivational art exhibit of all time. why this matters  This …

Ultimately when people study Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger etc ,,, what all these guys are searching for is wisdom. I think this is good and important because principles wisdom, is resistant to time and technology, but at least …

People secretly crave authenticity yet they also hate it and fear it — The truth: Nobody is ever lauded for telling the truth!

Ultimately when people study Warren Buffett, Charlie Munger etc ,,, what all these guys are searching for is wisdom. I think this is good and important because principles wisdom, is resistant to time and technology, but at least …

Something I’ve been meaning to write about and think about; capital, photo capital. So the first question is, what is photo, why does it matter? My first general thesis is that photography, digital photography, might be one of …

I think I might be the richest millennial I know, or at least anybody who is born in 1988, besides Mark Zuckerberg. How and why? First, I think I am the only millennial I know with literally zero …

I think in fashion, life and beyond, what we are seeking is beauty, beautification of ourselves, our environment, our vehicles and clothes etc. What I find insanely bizarre is that it is pretty common that people will spend …

A big deal; October, 2024… Elon Musk uncovered the we robot Robo taxi cyber cab, cyber van future;  The reason why I feel like this is an insanely big deal; First, it looks fucking cool! Finally, the …

I think in life, one of the most difficult things is change. Adapting to change, thinking about change considering change etc.  First, a creativity innovation carte Blanche thinking first principles thing.  First, to think new and …

Wow, looking recently at my arms, my arms are super amazingly fucking jacked! Even without flexing, they look amazing! Very very full in the triceps, the biceps the shoulders and other parts of my body, which I cannot …

One of the really big issues with clones being a clone clone mentality is that it is so centered around being a clone. For example, You’re taught and made to think that being a clone, like a clone …

I suppose one of the good things about Asian Confucian culture, and also being Korean Korean American is the focus and ethos of respect, and also more importantly, disrespect. For example, I find the ethics the morality that …

Stop buying them Ricoh, start buying those iPhone Pros! Watch the vlog Direct video download to vlog on why iPhone pro is future for street photography > Tim Cook is great! The really really big issue here right …

Street photography isn’t just about capturing candid moments—it’s a philosophical journey that mirrors the complexities of life itself. As a philosopher with a camera, I’ve come to realize that conquering charisma in street photography is about more than …

Not a keyboard warrior, but a voice warrior? The funny thing is nowadays, I never touch a keyboard. I don’t think I’ve touched a physical keyboard or any keyboard in almost about a year or two? To voice …

Make a new iPhone, or create the iOS in it which encourages you to spend less time on it! What Do You Really Care For? The best way to live your life and carry it out is to …

Does it matter if you predict the future? It seems that the holy grail is that we desire to predict the future for the sake of some sort of financial gain. For example, I recall the time in …

What Are Your Life Goals? Tell me your goals, what your life goals are and I will tell you who you are. Sometimes useful So there is a double edged sword of goals, life goals etc. The problems …

Tell me your goals, what your life goals are and I will tell you who you are. So there is a double edged sword of goals, life goals etc. The problems here is that you could hit and …

Just learned this morning that aggression means to walk towards. Or to attack. So… Some bizarre inconsistencies here. First, these women honking at you from behind, atop their armored vehicles, these tank-like Mercedes-Benz AMG G wagons, or some …

Some thoughts this morning: specifically, about art.  This past weekend, just did a quick trip down to San Diego, La Jolla, and had the insane privilege of staying by a beachfront hotel, La Jolla Shores highly recommended, …

No physical health, no curiosity?  Right now some quick thoughts: first… it seems that curiosity, curiosity is best when it is strong, unabated, antifragile. Second thought… It seems that if you don’t have physical strength, insanely great …

Big idea: how to store value without a trusted intermediary?  One of the issues with batteries, electric cars, Teslas… You cannot store the value, store the energy! It will slowly bleed. I suppose one of the upside …

Some innovative thoughts about you, modern-day notions of success? Rent forever, buy Bitcoin? CULVER CITY IS PARADISE! A world beyond email, email newsletters? How to reach people How to reach Eric Kim? The death of email At this …

Some innovative thoughts about you, modern day notions of success?  Rent forever, buy Bitcoin? CULVER CITY IS PARADISE! A world beyond email, email newsletters? How to reach people How to reach Eric Kim? The death of email …

Becoming the uber-street photographer: MASTER THE STREETS:  ERIC KIM CHATGPT BOTS STREET PHOTOGRAPHY STARTER KIT Open source: View all > Video STREET PHOTOGRAPHY 101 STREET PHOTOGRAPHY STARTER KIT Master street photography with STREET PHOTOGRAPHY STARTER KIT. STREET PHOTOGRAPHY …

So ever since I was 16 years old, 18 years old, in college etc.… And beyond, I’ve always been really fascinated about this notion of “lifestyle”– to me it is a pragmatic thing, a combination of pragmatics; being …

Or better yet… as Seneca the younger said… what if you are already too rich?  Wealth Ever since the time of King Aggamenon, ancient Greeks, even the time of Seneca the younger, men would always lust for …

The photographer as capitalist: Some big ideas: Incoming! It looks like I was very wise, the idea of making all my photos open source, full free resolution JPEG images, without any stupid signatures, watermarks, etc. Open source is …

The photographer as capitalist: Some big ideas: Incoming! It looks like I was very wise, the idea of making all my photos open source, full free resolution JPEG images, without any stupid signatures, watermarks, etc. Open source is …

I don’t know why, yesterday I guess I walked a lot with Seneca, now that Seneca is giving heavier and heavier… I guess my leg muscles are continuing to adapt and develop. Today, waking up…  feeling insane …

Prize your life, this is the only life you got.  The philosophy of time: The death of film I think this is something that changes a lot, once you have a kid. Or have a child a …

Prize your life, this is the only life you got.  The philosophy of time: The death of film I think this is something that changes a lot, once you have a kid. Or have a child a …

Prize your life, this is the only life you got.  The economics and philosophy of time: 1. The death of film I think this is something that changes a lot, once you have a kid. Or have …

What is a pure thought? I thought that comes to you, first thing you do when you wake up… Without any sort of external stimulus weather reading, listening, looking. I’ve heard this advice before… That when you go …

The philosophy of famous and fame I think a critical thing to consider is that fame and money or not the same thing or equatable. Nor is it desirable to link the two. For sample, it seems that …

I find a very funny disconnect between lived embodied reality versus the ways in which people engage with film media video games etc. I’ll give you example… One of my favorite fighting games or video games as a …

OK I think I finally got it figured out; money is potential energy, when you actually put it to work, and enact force upon it… money then becomes kinetic energy? Don’t hate me because I have more money …

You not like them! I’m cut from a different cloth, forged from steel not clay! Marble One thing I’m really into is marble. You cannot fake it. Even the fake marble stuff, although aesthetically pretty nice, there is …

Some capital thoughts: OK, it seems that what a lot of us seek is maybe fulfilling a curiosity gap, purchasing something because we think it will boost our happiness, etc. But is this ever the case? No! At …

I’m not like them Some random funny thoughts: Breeds of dogs & breeds of humans? OK… let us apply a line of thinking to dogs, different breeds of dogs. For example, certainly a canine or pitbull would be …

Some random funny thoughts: OK… Let us apply to dogs, different breeds of dogs. For example, certainly a canine or pitbull would be a much better and ferocious fighter than a pug or a hotdog wiener dog. But …

Add more extreme contrast to your life: Man is black, woman is white?  Increasing contrast? I’m starting to think that if we apply the black-and-white art photography aesthetic to real life, maybe the idea of “preserving the …

Super radical idea that all is terrible, tragic, and bad and evil but in spite of all of it,,, extracting the maximum upside from reality? PHILOSOPHY BY KIM IDEAS BY KIM Masters of Philosophy » Personal Philosophy » Stoicism » Zen …

On adding more contrast to your life: Man is black, woman is white?  Increasing contrast? I’m starting to think that if we apply the black-and-white art photography aesthetic to real life, maybe the idea of “preserving the …

PDF Audio Godlike Legs The power is in your legs? Milo of Croton So there is this philosophy and story about Milo of Croton, who is this semi mythical character who essentially was the strongest man of all …

The power is in your legs? Milo of Croton So there is this philosophy and story about Milo of Croton, who is this semi mythical character who essentially was the strongest man of all time, and there is …

The power is in your legs? Milo of Croton So there is this philosophy and story about Milo of Croton, who is this semi mythical character who essentially was the strongest man of all time, and there is …

The power is in your legs? Milo of Croton So there is this philosophy and story about Milo of Croton, who is this semi mythical character who essentially was the strongest man of all time, and there is …

Something super interesting I learned: the general idea is that sports, means to turn you away, to divert you, essentially a diversion! The reason why this is such an interesting idea to me is that if you think …

What is the weirdest and the most bizarre thing in modern day life? Inclosed spaces, sitting?  Achilles One visual I really like from the movie Troy, with Brad Pitt as Achilles is when he is in his …

In praise of Fujifilm: At the age of 36, after my world travels, my domination of the street photography sphere, a little time to think and meditate, compile my thoughts etc.… I really do believe now that Fujifilm …

If I have to go on any promotional cruise or tour to promote the most critical idea, it is your sleep. Sleep is like natural steroids, and also being a parent… For your kid to sleep well is …

Some honest thoughts: 1. Insane Spartan frugality  This is what people do not understand or get; technically, if you want to become a millionaire, the goal is actually to never spend any money. Just like Kanye said, …