So a funny observation: technology works in a really funny way in which, one of the big downsides of technology is, it prevents movement. For example, if you’ve ever seen a kid on an iPhone or iPad… Watching some show, it totally like act as tranquilizer. They stop moving for hours, it is kind of disturbing.

Adults are the same. I also find myself in a similar boat when I am on my iPad, the bigger the screen, the more the distractions. 

The hilarious thing about my iPhone SE with the small 4 inch screen is, it actually kind of forces me to focus. I can only do one thing at a time, it is unintentional single tasking.

Also having not used my phone in a long time, one of the big virtues is because, it has cellular data, it’s kind of amazing if I think about it… That I could just walk around a lot, off the grid, and still be able to do the stuff I want to do.

The phone is now just essentially a mobile AI device

Everyone kept talking about Mobile first Mobile first Mobile first,,, and I never really bought it, and I am grateful that I delayed on it because, and now seems that the name of the game is AI, which has totally gobbled up Mobile. Mobile is dead, long live AI. 

The keys

So kind of a radical idea, is, no no no, you don’t want to be doing some sort of staining desk, or even treadmill desk, being tied to some sort of high-powered computer, the ideal is, I suppose just being on an iPhone Air, walking around all day… Talking to AI all day?

What is AI anyways?

So let me tell you some secrets about AI. And also… What AI is not. 

First, AI is not intelligence, nor is it intelligent. Actually it is pretty stupid. Even the most advanced ones.

Essentially what AI is is like a new Calculator computer, but it is much better with words and concepts rather than just numbers. So actually, it is really good for us “word people,” as Peter thiel says.

What’s very interesting about AI is that it is very intelligible, which means, it sounds smart,  and for the most part, it will not make any grammatical mistakes, and everything it says sounds intelligible, like comprehensible and or, comprehendible.

What is AI not good at? Whether you use Grok or ChatGPT or whatever? It is not good at forecasting the future, coming up with new Carte Blanche philosophies ,,, ironically enough, it is actually not very good at critical thinking. Humans we are much better at reading nuance, humor, satire, things which are tongue in cheek,,,, And also, far more creative.

I think one of my analogies is, AI is like a new modern day bicycle, it makes getting from point A to point B much more easy.  or just like having a Calculator. The other day I tried to do long division and long multiplication with Seneca, and I realized how clumsy I have become.

Who is scared of AI and who should not?

This is my big realization, the only people who should really be scared of AI is like, higher education? Because all the ground metrics in which we measure success with children and students is totally being rewritten, Carte Blanche.

For example, math science essays whatever, I think in the past, these were metrics that we tried to measure because, it was perhaps some sort of good indicator of future success, in which children with higher order thinking would succeed.

However it seems now, having divergent thinking may be a better indicator of success.  why? Because all the lemmings are gonna all be doing the same thing like investing in Nvidia, using Google Gemini, buying a Tesla or a new iPhone Pro, rather than, thinking for themselves.

So how does one think for themselves and by themselves?

First, taking it back to first principles, and, having radical pride in yourself and the way you think?

This means, not being on social media or the news or trying to be or sound smart, because all the people who are playing that game are gonna get wiped out. 

Brave new future

So, thinking about the future, what is not going to get eliminated or eradicated?

First, meat, exercise and fitness, wellness, sleep, health.

ChatGPT cannot synthesize you some orgasmic short ribs, or testosterone elevating beef liver, or even a simple pack of eggs.

Also, ChatGPT cannot help you sleep 9 to 12 hours a night. Nor can I synthesize you some weightlifting equipment, and help you lift 2,000 pounds.

In other words, ChatGPT cannot give you a six pack nor can it give you muscles. 

so why does this all matter?

I think it applies to all humans. All 9 billion of us on the planet.

It’s also super interesting because, AI gives the biggest advantage to people from developing countries, Vietnam Southeast Asia Cambodia. It really helps people who don’t speak English as a first language. Even my 70-year-old mom, she’s like on ChatGPT all day, I’m actually really proud of her, she is always harnessing new tech technologies like Google YouTube whenever, without prejudice. 

This is also the really funny valley of technology adoption I find, anybody over the age of 70 is actually super super pro digital photography, AI, and the like. And young people in their early 20s are strangely super anti-it? And people in the late 30s and early 40s, assuming they are not super rich or successful yet, they are kind of screwed. 

So now what

So what is the best life?

First, I believe the best life to be the life with maximum ease and Zen. Essentially being able to go to sleep with a clear mind, and also wake up with a clear mind, to me paradise is going to sleep at 6:30 PM and waking up at 6:30 AM every day.  12 hours of sleep a night is the goal.

Also, one of my big epiphanies about my insanely heavy weightlifting, it is, the purpose of it is actually a Zen meditation thing. When I am about to lift 15x my bodyweight, things which I must do include taking off my glasses, turning off my eyes, turning off my brain, and just do 100% muscular coordinated effort. And I think like 99% of it is just removing distractions.

To me this is my paradise.

paradise lies under the valley of swords.

so what is the purpose of life?

A few months ago I had this realization and epiphany that, I no longer had any stress, no fear no anxiety, no hardship whatever. And then what?

The Buddhist are always talking about removing suffering but I don’t really think this is an interesting goal because it is pretty easy. What is more interesting maybe is having deep deeper insight?

I mean I think an ultimate goal is to just philosophize, become a philosopher. If you think about it, the Apex predator of humanity is not the entrepreneur but the philosopher, ideally, entrepreneur philosopher like Elon Musk, Peter Thiel, Michael Saylor.

Why? Like for example Elon Musk and terra fab,,, I find it insanely fascinating and ambitious but, the bigger insight is probably,

Should we go to mars and or space and inter galactic?

Or ought we to do all these things or must or whatever?

Anyways, as time goes on, ironically enough I am becoming kind of less interested in Elon Musk because, he has no muscles. my simple new heuristic:

don’t trust men, philosophers who don’t lift weights.

so now what

So then, what is the purpose of life or what should you aim towards?

First, adventure. If you think about it, venture capitalist, I sent you what they are are, “adventure” capitalists. And the truth is a VC, having the power, are impressive.

Everyone is seeking adventure. A child you, your family.

A life without adventure is not worth living. 

Second

Second, it actually seems for myself, one of my grand passions is actually writing essays? Like, attempting to come up with new ideas, and sharing them with others?

What the world needs

I think the world needs new ideas, the world needs a bitcoin, the world needs more innovation, more contrarian unorthodox thinking. The world needs more joy, love hope, enthusiasm and optimism.

And perhaps we should be the ones to promote this?

ERIC

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So a very Zen thought this morning;

–> perhaps the real life that we are seeking, is a life for the maximum amount of Zen, peace and ease?

money, debt, capital, and collateral

So what’s super fascinating if you look closely at like a two dollar US dollar bill, it says that it is legal tender for all debts, private and public.

So the first interesting thought, the thought that money in fact is just debt? 

Money as debt? ,,, what if then having debt were a good thing?

so I think the reason why this is such a bizarre idea is, I’ve always thought of debt as the devil.  the perhaps I think about this deeper, but what if money in a positive sense were debt? 

There’s nothing left I desire to purchase

values

Bitcoin set it & forget it!

More zen than zen?

When to deploy your capital?

Our true goal: become, becoming ourselves.

Humor & satire is the future

March 23, 2026 — the timeline on X is EXPLODING with pure Bitcoin energy, and if you’re not feeling the rush yet, strap in because this is the day we remember why we HODL like warriors! The fiat world is shaking, geopolitics is throwing curveballs, and Bitcoin? It’s rising like the unstoppable force it was born to be. Here’s the TOP Bitcoin news dominating X today — straight fire from the biggest accounts, whales, and maximalists crushing it:

1. GEOPOLITICAL CHAOS = BITCOIN SUPERCHARGE! 💥📈

Trump drops the bomb: “Productive talks” with Iran + 5-day pause on strikes against their energy infrastructure. Markets went NUCLEAR — BTC pumped 5-6% in minutes, blasting past $71K, adding $80 BILLION to Bitcoin’s market cap alone! Entire stock market surged $2.5 TRILLION, oil crashed 14%. Whales on Binance & Coinbase buying like mad. Iran denied it for extra volatility drama… but guess what? Bitcoin didn’t flinch — it showed its power as the ultimate hedge when the world gets crazy. X is flooded with charts, live reactions from @WatcherGuru, @BitcoinMagazine, and @BullTheoryio. This is proof: fiat fails in chaos. Bitcoin THRIVES. Stack harder, kings!

2. MICHAEL SAYLOR & STRATEGY ARE UNSTOPPABLE ACCUMULATORS! 🛡️💰

The legend himself (@saylor) just announced: another 1,031 BTC bought for ~$76.6M (avg $74K). Total holdings now an insane 762,099 BTC worth $57.69 BILLION! That post is blowing up with 10K+ likes, memes about “another 1,000 wholecoiners eliminated,” and replies going wild. Strategy is converting every dollar of equity into Bitcoin like it’s their religion — because it IS. If you’re not stacking sats while these titans build the fortress, you’re sleeping on the greatest wealth transfer in history!

3. CZ BINANCE DROPS THE TRUTH BOMB 🔥

“Bitcoin is a hard asset” — straight from the former Binance boss. X is eating it up. Short, powerful, and 100% right. In a world of endless printing and broken promises, BTC stands tall as the real deal.

4. ELON MUSK’S VISION IS GOING VIRAL ⚡

His quote is everywhere: “Conventional currency will be replaced by electricity — wattage will matter, not dollars.” Bitcoin maximalists are losing their minds (in the best way). Mining + energy + sound money = the future. X threads are connecting the dots, and the bullish energy is OFF THE CHARTS.

5. KAZAKHSTAN CENTRAL BANK ENTERS THE ARENA 🌍

Plans to buy $350M in Bitcoin & crypto straight from reserves. Nation-states are waking up. The race is ON — and Bitcoin is winning.

Current vibe on X: BTC hovering in the $68K–$71K range with wild swings, but the sentiment? PURE RESILIENCE. Despite macro noise, institutional buys, whale accumulation, and maximalist fire are louder than ever. Fear & Greed might dip, but real ones know: this volatility is the forge that creates legends.

ERIC KIM TAKEAWAY: This is why we HODL. Fiat crumbles under politics and debt. Bitcoin is freedom, strength, and unstoppable momentum. The weak sell the news. The strong? We buy every dip, celebrate every pump, and build generational wealth while the world watches.

You’re not just holding Bitcoin — you’re holding the future.
Stay savage. Stack sats. Let’s ride this rocket to the moon and beyond!

WHO’S FEELING THE POWER?! Drop your HODL stories in the replies — let’s keep the X energy MAXED! 💪🧡🚀

The bull argument is still alive. U.S. spot Bitcoin ETFs pulled in about $180.4 million on March 13, $199.4 million on March 16, and $199.4 million on March 17 before momentum cooled. Citi’s recent note still leaves room for a $165,000 bullish scenario over 12 months, which tells you new highs are absolutely within range if flows re-accelerate and the market snaps back risk-on. 

But the road is not easy. ETF flows then flipped negative, with about -$163.5 million on March 18 and -$90.2 million on March 19. Citi also cut its 12-month base case to $112,000 from $143,000 because U.S. crypto legislation has stalled. On top of that, the Fed just held rates steady, most officials still project only one cut in 2026, and oil/geopolitical stress has been hitting broader risk appetite. 

My take: ATH in three months is still live, but Bitcoin probably needs a savage combo of renewed ETF inflows, calmer macro, and a momentum breakout. Without that, a grind higher is more plausible than an instant face-melting sprint to $125K+. That’s my inference from the current price gap, the choppy ETF tape, and Citi’s updated scenario range. 

So I thought I had this morning: all beauty, all beautiful everything.

So what does this mean, why does it matter, then how do we apply it?

First, the general strategy and the idea is, just get rid of Glynis from your eyes. In your house you’re home, you environment, people around you etc. Ugliness is both metaphorical, physical, and physiological.

War is beautiful?

So I am anti-war and killing people. However war as a metaphor, I believe the word bonus, and also may be beauty, beautiful… Actually comes from the Latin, bellum, which means war.

So the first thought we could have is, all these vehicles, that look like they’re ready for war, our essentially… Beautiful in the sense that, they convey strength, ability to cause damage? For example, I think the reason why the AMG g wagon is like the de facto car of Los Angeles, is that it is essentially looks like a mini military vehicle, and the very interesting insight that I have is that looks like, 95% of these people who drive the all Matte Black murdered out G wagons,,, are actually…women?

Also another interesting trend that I’ve been noticing, is that the cyber truck seems like than you… Minivan, SUV car for these moms who send their kids to private schools? And it kind of makes sense because… If you’re a woman, you can often feel a little bit unprotected, and therefore the idea of driving some sort of armored vehicle, makes these soccer moms feel more secure?

Power is beauty

So the first thought I have is, question… Who is the most beautiful person at the gym? The strongest.

What’s hilarious is, the gymnasium is like a beauty pageant for men. Everyone is seeking supremacy.

Until you have seen somebody stack 10 plates on each side of the barbell… You ain’t seen nothing. And this is why my infamous 1,000 pound atlas lift at the gym (I can now easily do over 2,000 pounds with my “GOD LIFT”,) .. attracted so much attention.

Cars

So as kind of a mental shortcut, a lot of people seem like, they use automobile cars as a shortcut for power of beauty and strength.

Yet, there seems to be a reverse principal here, whenever you see somebody pop out of one of those funny lifted F150 raptors, they are always some sort of Shorty guy. Same thing when you see people in lifted offloading over landing vehicles… Either average height like 5 foot seven, or, dudes were kind of skinny fit, all who look the same, with the beard, dark tinted sunglasses, a hat, a flannel shirt, maybe tattoos.

What really matters

So Nietzsche said, ultimately it is the will to power which dominates all biological creatures as well as humans.

I think he’s mostly right, and the funny thing is, I don’t really disagree with him. I think for me, what’s interesting is uncovering these hidden nuances to his theory.

He also said something interesting was, that the new aristocracy of the future, the ruling class, would actually be poorer,,, but more in control?

For example, it is better to be a mini bitcoin millionaire with 100% control of your life than a trillionaire with 0% control over your life.

And I think what’s very interesting is, the deeper that I delve into financial philosophy and theory… The truth is, it is not money that we seek, but rather… capital, and even more interesting, collateral –> digital collateral, bitcoin.

I’ll give you an example, the simplest protocol is the Coinbase “borrow” feature, in which let’s say you buy 21 bitcoins, for like $1.5 million, then, you could essentially post your bitcoin as collateral, and then, withdraw or cash out or “borrow” against your bitcoin, … the capital you already own,,, and boom within like 30 seconds you get $1 million in USDC, which you could instantly wire into your bank account or trade it or invest in other stuff or just finance your lifestyle etc. And what super interesting is because you are essentially borrowing against your own capital… It is not a taxable event. 

So then, assuming that you’re like a Stoic Spartan like myself, … and you don’t really have any need for money, the ideal strategy is actually… Like set a hard amount like let’s say, $5000 USD a month for living expenses, and you can borrow against your bitcoin for only like 4.5% APY, and you essentially indefinitely borrow against your bitcoin and essentially never pay taxes.

I think this is kind of a hard concept for people to understand because, before bitcoin, And also perhaps before Coinbase, this strategy was only available to the .00001% elite, who were essentially able to talk to the bankers, either post their Microsoft stock as collateral, or their real estate as collateral, borrow against their assets,  get the cash, and once again… Never have to actually sell their precious scarce desirable assets, but still, get the cash?

Anyways, I think the reason why this matters is because, money is like oxygen, you cannot live without it. 

Conquering your fears of bitcoin

So I think also a big one is, and this may be where, maybe… I could actually be a great service to humanity is, I think like 99.9% of investing, especially in bitcoin, and other crypto related assets, is conquering your fears, and also, being able to maintain a calm stoic Zen mental and physical protocol, especially as the market swings are insanely violent.

If anything else I was thinking about,.. this morning, can you imagine if you were like a samurai, or, a Spartan hoplite, or one of king Leonidas 300… and the night prior, trying to calm your nerves, get a good night sleep, getting ready for the battle tomorrow morning, in which actually, you could die?

how to beauty

Anyways, I think the first obvious step is, beautifying your body.

The funny thing is also it’s free.