ERIC KIM

My thoughts: https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2020/08/06/why-im-so-suspicious-of-everyone-online-and-on-the-internet/ As long as someone monetizes their YouTube channel with advertising or their own website-blog with ads … don’t trust them. Why not? They cannot truly be 100% free with their thoughts, in fear of losing sponsorship or advertising revenue. More trust of people who are either indep...

There is No Proper Form

I would PAY MONEY for the * PRIVILEGE * to workout . To me, human grandeur and apex happiness is not possible without working out and eating lots of delicious meat : MORE: https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2020/08/05/why-i-love-working-out/

If you're a man, it is good to be masculine. https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2020/08/05/in-praise-of-masculinity/

And even once you achieve your life goals, then what? https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2020/08/03/what-are-your-life-goals-2/

More wisdom in your stomach, legs, and intuition than your 'brain'. https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2020/08/02/just-follow-your-gut/

I love talking to strangers. Why? And how do I do it? https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2020/08/01/how-i-talk-with-strangers/

One of the worst ills of ‘Gen Z’ kids: https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2020/07/31/social-fear-aversion-therapy/ They cannot make eye contact, have poor social skills. Even us ‘Millenials’. We cannot make eye contact. We always got our AirPods in. It is not considered ‘cool’ to talk to strangers. Worse yet, most people don’t got the guts (or social skills ) to talk to strangers. But what is the...

Instead of seeking the ' truth ', better to pursue just having the power to create art !

I have high expectations of others. A big one: One’s back-stage self should be the same as one’s front-stage self. In other words: Don’t talk a certain way behind the scenes and talk a different way in front of the camera. Make it the same. Make yourself consistent: https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2020/07/30/consistency/

We talk much now about physical hygiene (in today's brave new COVID world), but how come we never talk about * mental hygiene * -- in the context of mental health ?

The general gist of fear marketing : More effective to drive people towards certain decisions and behaviors based on fear , rather than praise-reward-encouragement. https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2020/07/29/fear-marketing-101/

Avoid all ideologies and "-isms"; they all tend to be a trap. https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2020/07/29/ideology-is-a-prison/

https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2020/07/28/fear-marketing-is-the-most-effective-form-of-marketing/

There will always be implicit bias on the internet; just follow the money! https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2020/07/26/why-i-dont-trust-the-internet/

True friend: someone who legitimately wants what is best for YOU , not for them. 

Everyone has told us that capitalism and consumerism is evil. But truth be told, capitalism and consumerism and international trade/finance has probably led to more tolerance as well as more peace. As a pacifist (I am anti-war), I prefer a world with more tolerance and mutual peace. As unjust and cruel as capitalism is, it seems to be the least bad system to promote global tolerance and peace . Mo...

If you got a great body, share it! https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2020/07/25/anti-body-body-shaming/

Why do we think selfish is evil? In the modern world when we call someone selfish we mean to say ‘evil, wicked, and you’re gonna go to hell’. But let us be more critical. To be selfish (from a sociological perspective) is evil because what one does for only him or herself (which doesn’t benefit others) is anti-herd, anti-community, and anti-collective. But us more spirited and wise philosophers kn...

The best lens to understand society. And if you plan on (continuing) to live in society, sociology is great. https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2020/07/25/why-sociology-3/

" Even a hair casts its own shadow " - Publilius Syrus (this means even the most minute, small, mundane, everyday thing you share can be interesting!) Why share it? https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2020/07/23/just-share-it-3/

To quantify yourself is anti-human: https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2020/07/22/unquantify-yourself/

No need to 'explain' yourself. Just assert yourself and your own opinion! https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2020/07/22/you-are-king/

In praise of bricolage, trial-and-error, and constant self-iteration: https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2020/07/21/youre-always-in-beta-mode/

You cannot fake substance: https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2020/07/17/substance-is-king-2/