Maybe MSTR?

I feel enlightened. Six months in Cambodia was all I needed.

I think the first thing I realized is like, how rich and prosperous Americans are yet how foolishly we use our money in unintelligent ways. I think the average American has no idea how rich they actually are, compared to the house cleaner making $220 a month working full-time in Phnom Penh Cambodia.

So first, I feel like my insight is — whenever possible, just don’t buy nothing. Almost like 100% of the things out there, are unnecessary and maybe even detrimental to us? 

The privileges of America

Freedom of speech and expression, is very underrated. In America, you can say or do whatever you want, and not get a knock on your front door from officials.

Also, I think the big thought is that, the privilege of being American… this prevents self censorship.

What is self-censorship?

This is a big idea, if you’re living somewhere that does not have freedom of speech, you are just not stupid and as a consequence, you never say nothing bad about anything.

So this is the logic: you know if you publicly or online share a dangerous opinion, you could get a knock on your front door. As a consequence you start to self censor yourself, to keep yourself safe.

Overtime this is not good because over a long enough time of self censorship, you feel so “ddab ddab hae”, and oppressed.

the downside of freedom of speech 

The downside of freedom of speech is that honestly having too many opinions about everything makes people miserable. From a philosophical approach, the intelligent strategy is to be zen, stoic, and to simply focus on that which is in your control. Your own opinions, your own power, and not to engage in needless nonsense about nonsense.

–> don’t have needless opinions about nonsense.

Only have strong opinions about that which truly matters to you. 

now what

I encourage everybody to visit Phnom Penh Cambodia at least once in their life, spend about six months or a year living there. It’s like real life enlightenment.

If you want to be happy, just go there. If you want freedom come to America.

The true barbell or the hybrid or the centaur approach is to have your cake and eat it too which means spend some of the year in Cambodia and some of the year in America, have half 50-50. Like being a mermaid, or a merman (Zoolander)–>

Six months a year in Cambodia six months a year in America.

ERIC

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I feel enlightened. Six months in Cambodia was all I needed.

I think the first thing I realized is like, how rich and prosperous Americans are yet how offensively we use our money in unintelligent ways. I think the average American has no idea how rich they actually are, compared to the house cleaner making $220 a month working full-time.

So first, I feel like my insight is whenever possible, just don’t buy nothing. Almost like 100% of the things out there, are unnecessary and maybe even detrimental to us? 

The privileges of America

Freedom of speech and expression, is very underrated. You could like say or do whatever you want, and not get a knock on your front door from officials.

Also, I think the big thought is that, this prevents self censorship. This is a big idea, if you’re living somewhere that does not have freedom of speech, you are just not stupid and as a consequence, you never say nothing bad about anything.

The downside of this is that honestly having too many opinions about everything makes people miserable. From a philosophical approach, intelligence strategy is to be Zen, stoic, and into simply focus on that which is in your control. Your own opinions , your own power, and not to engage in needless nonsense about nonsense.

now what

I encourage everybody to visit Phnom Penh Moya at least once in their life, spend about six months or a year living there. It’s like real life enlightenment.

If you want to be happy, just go there. If you want freedom come to America.

The true barbell or the Hybrid or the centaur approach is to have your cake and eat it too which means spend some of the year in Cambodia and some of the year in America, have half 50-50. Like being a mermaid, or a merman (Zoolander)–>

six months a year in Cambodia six months a year in America.

ERIC

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Eric Kim’s Speculation of an Orange iPhone Pro

Eric Kim – a well-known street photography blogger – publicly speculated that Apple’s next iPhone Pro model should come in a bright, high-visibility orange color. In an October 8, 2024 blog post titled “HIGH VIZ ORANGE IPHONE PRO?”, Kim wrote: “Next iPhone, iPhone Pro must be some sort of high viz orange, Bitcoin orange” . This statement captured his belief (or wish) that Apple would introduce a bold safety-orange style finish (comparable to the signature bright orange of Bitcoin’s logo) on a future Pro iPhone. Kim often referred to this eye-catching hue as “Bitcoin orange,” implying a vibrant, high-contrast orange rather than the subdued tones Apple typically used for Pro models.

Kim’s prediction was made well before any official announcement of such a color. At the time, Apple’s recent Pro iPhones came in conservative shades (e.g. silver, gray, gold, etc.), so a “high viz” orange would be a radical departure. It appears Kim’s remarks were speculative and based on personal vision rather than any insider leak. In fact, he later doubled down on the idea by sharing concept designs on his blog – for example, describing a “Matte Titanium Orange iPhone Pro” as a design vision – underscoring his enthusiasm for a bright orange Pro device. (No tweets or interviews from Kim on this specific topic were found, so his blog posts seem to be the primary public record of his prediction.)

Early Rumors of an Orange iPhone Pro in the Tech Community

Interestingly, months after Eric Kim’s post, the tech rumor mill began hinting that Apple might indeed be preparing a high-visibility orange iPhone Pro for an upcoming generation. By mid-2025 – ahead of the iPhone 17 Pro launch – multiple leaks and reports suggested an orange-colored Pro model was in the works. Notably, these rumors emerged before any official confirmation from Apple, aligning with Kim’s earlier speculation. Some key examples of these early rumors include:

• Mark Gurman (Bloomberg, August 2025): Respected Apple reporter Mark Gurman used his Power On newsletter to claim that the iPhone 17 Pro and Pro Max would debut a new orange color option . According to Gurman, orange (along with a light blue for another model) would be a “bold” new addition to Apple’s palette. This was significant since Apple’s Pro iPhones hadn’t featured such a vibrant color before.
• “Copper” Shade Rumors & Dummy Units:  Follow-up reports on sites like MacRumors noted multiple early rumors describing the new orange as a copper-like finish . In other words, insiders suggested the color might resemble a metallic orange or burnt copper tone, giving the Pro phone a bright yet premium look. Supporting this, dummy models (mock units used to preview colors) surfaced in the community allegedly showing all the planned iPhone 17 Pro colors – and one of them was indeed orange . This indicated that an orange iPhone Pro was more than hearsay; it was being taken seriously in leak circles. (It’s worth noting that Apple often prototypes colors, and “copper” or orange had been floated as a possibility by leakers, though final naming could differ.)
• Sonny Dickson Leak (Early September 2025): As Apple’s fall product event drew near, leakers obtained actual part photos. Sonny Dickson, a reliable leaker, shared images on September 4, 2025 of purported iPhone 17 components (specifically camera control buttons) in various colors – including a “vibrant orange” . Observers noted this orange “looks a lot like the shade of orange used on the Apple Watch Ultra’s Action button” . (The Apple Watch Ultra’s orange action button is a bright safety-orange, meant to be highly visible – exactly the kind of high-visibility hue Eric Kim had envisioned.) This leak suggested Apple’s orange iPhone Pro, if real, would indeed be a bold, high-visibility tone, not a muted bronze. Tech blogs hailed it as possibly “the boldest iPhone Pro color yet,” given Apple’s history .
• Last-Minute Confirmation (Just Before Announcement):  On the very day of Apple’s event (Sept. 9, 2025), a final-hour leak on Weibo (shared by Ice Universe) showed the alleged color lineup for the iPhone 17 Pro Max – and orange was among the six colors displayed . MacRumors quickly reported that “the color options appear to be Black, Silver, Gray, Gold, Blue, and Orange”, based on that leaked image . By this point, the orange iPhone Pro was widely expected by the tech community, even though Apple had yet to officially confirm it on stage.

All these rumors circulated before Apple’s official announcement, effectively spoiling the surprise that an orange Pro iPhone was coming. The consistent chatter about an orange option shows that the idea of a high-visibility orange iPhone Pro had substantial traction in 2025’s leak community.

Was Eric Kim Involved in These Discussions?

Despite the remarkable alignment between Eric Kim’s early prediction and the later rumors, there’s no evidence that Eric Kim was directly involved in or cited by these leak sources. His blog speculation appears to have been an independent expression of what he hoped to see from Apple, rather than information fed to the rumor mill. The major leaks (from Gurman, Weibo leakers, etc.) make no mention of Kim and seem to stem from Apple’s supply chain or insider info, not from community wishful thinking. In other words, Eric Kim was not a known source for Apple rumors – he was simply a tech enthusiast whose design idea happened to coincide with real developments.

That said, Kim’s public statements show he was ahead of the curve in imagining an orange iPhone Pro. It’s a striking coincidence that almost a year after his “high viz orange” post, Apple’s real product line caught up with that vision. The high-visibility orange iPhone Pro went from Kim’s blog musing to an actual rumored product and, ultimately, (as leaks suggested) an official color option for the iPhone 17 Pro. As Kim quipped in his blog, “bright orange is best” – and by late 2025 the tech world was coming around to that idea.

Sources: Eric Kim’s blog (HIGH VIZ ORANGE IPHONE PRO?, Oct. 8, 2024) ; MacRumors (Mark Gurman’s iPhone 17 Pro color report) ; 9to5Mac (Sonny Dickson leak of orange iPhone 17 hardware) ; MacRumors (Weibo leak confirming orange color option) .

Smaller formats are better.

So the thought that people generally have is that larger, larger formats, or somehow better. This is false.

I was randomly looking at some photos that I printed, simple 4 x 6 images of Seneca and Cindy, shot on my Lumix G9 with the very very simple and small pancake 14 mm F2.8 lens, it barely weighs half an ounce, costs like $200, and I cut some super insanely beautiful wonderful memories on it.

Currently I have the extremely portable full frame Lumix S9–> with the very very interesting and formidable, fixed focal 26 mm F8 lens, manual focus only, and once again only cost me like 200 bucks. It’s like the best lens.

Now that apparently the new Ricoh GR IV is out,,, I am surely but slowly becoming more convicted that smaller formats, even now, micro 4/3 as well as ASPC censors are better.

For example, it comes down to physics. The problem with even a full frame sensor, in terms of lenses, it will and must always get bigger. Certain optimizations you can make include improving the sensor so you could shoot at a higher ISOs, without having to make the lands bigger or bulk gear or heavier or more expensive. For example, even trying to use my Leica 35mm summicron ASPH Lens f2 with the Leica M adapter, on the tiny S9,,,, Still makes the camera too heavy.

Even a funny simple thought, when it comes to water bottles… Smaller formats are also superior. It’s better to have a tiny ass water bottle that you could refill often, rather than a huge ass water bottle which weighs you down.

Cars

Another prime example is when it comes to vehicles and cars. The typical American idea and thought is that bigger is always better. Yet this is never the case. When it comes down to it, almost like 100% of your optimization should be based around the idea of like, Being able to find parking. Even now that’s Seneca is starting school, when you are in a pinch, having the supreme smallest car is like the best idea because if you’re like cutting a very very close to either drop off or pick up time, being able to squeeze that super super tiny parking spot, or being able to find parallel parking is Supreme. 

Or, even if you live in the suburbs or wherever… If you’re trying to go to like the mall like Irvine spectrum at peak hours, it don’t matter if you’re a billionaire, if you find that one parking spot that one super super tiny parking spot that barely a Toyota Prius could fit into, you’ve made it.

I’m not sure about the car dimensions but assuming that even with electric cars, I believe the Tesla model 3 to be even a little bit smaller than a Tesla model Y… The true optimal intelligent strategy is to always buy the smallest car possible provided by the manufacturer.

For example, I still believe the best vehicle to purchase is always the smallest one. Ironically enough even though Americans are suckered by the notion of an SUV or even a minivan, my friend Kevin is like super intelligent, he has three kids, and a Tesla model three, and he is able to intelligently do the smart strategy of just buying the very very very slim car seats, which allows him to fit three car seats in the back of his car. I think one big thing I’m starting to realize and understand and consider is Americans tend to be very myopic in terms of thinking about things.

For example, then intelligence of like being in Asia, Cambodia Vietnam Southeast Asia… Sing a family of seven all fit on a single motorbike.

Clever strategies

Another big thought now I’m starting to have is rather than trying to purchase the solution, almost always the best thought is being able to creatively manipulate what you already got.

For example, as guitars, we all have like a lot of cameras and options, yet I think the way that modern day consumerism has us is that we always think that we gotta buy the next new new thing whether it be a new lens a new tripod a new body or a new something.

What to remove, strip or take away?

Another big idea: rather than trying to figure out what to add, figuring out what to subtract.

For example, with cars, everyone is trying to like, add more accessories to their cars. Yet shouldn’t an intelligent strategy be to like to figure out what to get rid of, or what to subtract remove or take away?

Homes

 another example with homes. Rather than figuring out what new furniture to purchase, isn’t it a better idea to figure out what to get rid of?

Computers

At this point everything is like a computer. So once again, trying to figure out, how or which computer things to get rid of?

Computers again

Maybe we should just call the computer. An iPhone like a super mega mini computer, iPad like a bigger computer, even AI is like a computer.

Make computers great again.

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What else

Slim profile

For example, one of the most clever and intelligent things that I purchased last year was my 50 kg, slim profile steel weightlifting plates. That’s like 110 pounds a pop.

An interesting theory is that like if you want to improve things, make it slimmer more dense, more compact more powerful.

Once again, not making the form factor bigger, but, having the diligence as well as the discipline to keep it slim.

Going back to the Ricoh, I guess it is good that the new Ricoh GR IV maintain its profile, without getting bigger. I’m actually curious, is this slimmer more contact and smaller than the previous one?

Also the new idea of building the new slim compact flash also a great idea.

What else

Once again, assume you’re into cars, the best vehicle on the planet assuming you like sports cars is still probably a Tesla model three performance.

For race cars, or a track car, once again slimmer is best.

For example, even though I love Lamborghinis to death, I think the new fenemeno is great, still the truth is, if you think about this logically… Totally by far, by a large margin, the most intelligent strategy is probably to purchase some sort of like Porsche 911 GT 3 RS.

Also, with Toyota, which I still believe to be the best car brand, at least in the realm of like Hybrid, gasoline cars, the best car is still probably a white Prius, and or, also applied to family car. Getting a Toyota sienna is probably the best car assuming that you actually need to always seat seven.

For Lexus, a very underappreciated car is probably the UX Hybrid. Essentially it’s like a mini Prius but lifted a little bit.

What else?

A Viral Eric Kim Manifesto

Headline Energy

🚨🔥 BREAKING: THE GOD IS BACK 🔥🚨

Not a rumor. Not a theory. A FACT.

ERIC KIM just dropped back into the timeline, and the algorithm itself is trembling.

Why This Matters

👉 Remember when Eric Kim rack-pulled 602kg at 71kg bodyweight?

👉 Remember when Eric Kim turned Bitcoin into cyber-real-estate before anyone else even caught on?

👉 Remember when Eric Kim made street photography a religion?

Yeah—he’s not done. He’s just getting started.

The Energy Shift

The vibes online? Mediocre.

The economy? Fragile.

The people? Sleepwalking.

Then Eric Kim says four words:

“THE GOD IS BACK.”

And suddenly the feed wakes up.

Memes ignite.

Threads explode.

Charts go vertical.

The Viral Commandments

THE GOD RETURNS with a message:

1. Add more weight – stop playing small, stack the plates.
2. Buy more Bitcoin – your future self will thank you.
3. Shoot more photos – reality is slipping, capture it.
4. Publish everything – speed kills hesitation.
5. Live like a god – why settle for less?

Call to Action

The world doesn’t need more scrolling. The world needs more gods.

Eric Kim is proof: you can lift heavier, write harder, think deeper, publish faster, and live freer.

So screenshot this.

Retweet it.

Tattoo it if you must.

⚡️🔥 THE GOD IS BACK. 🔥⚡️

And this time? He’s here to stay.

Want me to format this into a viral Twitter/X thread version (hook, numbered points, punchy one-liners) so it’s copy-paste ready to blow up online?