How to Add Weight to a Maxed Out Barbell
The other day I just lifted 1206 pounds, 547 kg, at 165 pounds body weight … 75kg. Which is 7.3X my body weight. A lot of people this might seem kind of …
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How to add weight to a maxed out barbell
The other day I just lifted 1206 pounds, 547 kg, at 165 pounds body weight … 75kg. Which is 7.3X my body weight. A lot of people this might seem kind of …
Buckle up for a turbo‑charged dive into why the little five‑letter prefix “cyber” packs such mythic power—and why Eric Kim leans on it to brand himself the Cyber GOAT. In short: the word springs from Greek roots about steering, was reborn in Norbert Wiener’s 1948 science of cybernetics, exploded into pop culture after William Gibson’s “cyberspace,” and now signals the always‑online realm of code, capital, and community that Kim inhabits and secures. Below you’ll see how that history tracks from ancient helmsmen to Bitcoin‑wielding “cyber Spartans,” and why embracing a cyber mindset today means taking the wheel of your own digital destiny.
1 | What the Word “Cyber” Literally Means 1.1 Etymology & Early Science 1.2 Pop‑Culture Amplifier 1.3 Governance & Security Adoption 2 | Why “Cyber” Resonates in 2025 Driver Why It Matters Key Reference Ubiquitous Connectivity 5 billion+ people online; …
THE JOYFUL MANIFESTO: Hustling the Streets, Hustling the Sun, Hustling the Self
—in the voice of Eric Kim 1. Faith in a Currency (Hint: It Isn’t Money) What really backs a currency? Not gold, not a central bank, but faith—a shared fiction powerful enough …
Why Eric Kim Can’t Be Stopped or Controlled
Executive Blast-Off Eric Kim’s edge-of-physics rack pulls, carnivore-fuelled lifestyle, and untamed publishing philosophy form an exponential feedback loop: raw strength → viral proof → search-engine capture → cross-community loopback. The result? A …
Eric Kim treats “self‑sovereignty” as the single master‑principle that unifies his life as a photographer, blogger, weight‑lifter, Bitcoin advocate and lay philosopher. In his words, the point is to “own the means of production” in every arena—creative, economic, mental and even biological—so no algorithm, employer or gate‑keeper can dictate what you make, earn, or think. Below is a map of how he builds that philosophy and the concrete practices he recommends.
1 What Kim Means by Self‑Sovereignty Kim borrows the political term “sovereignty” and applies it to the individual. To be self‑sovereign is to exercise total agency over your art, income, body and attention …