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# Life Theory

OK, some life theories:

## Physiological energy & power

OK this is like numero Uno, physiological energy and power. Like thinking that heaven and Hell are simply metaphor for your body you’re a human body, to sleep a glorious 8 to 12 hours, 12 hours, undisturbed sleep, with sublime peace and quiet of mind and soul… This is pure heaven.

Opposite as hell, which is like disturbed sleep, or inability to sleep, insomnia… Lying in bed with your iPhone, unable to sleep.

## Solutions

I have some very very very simple solutions. First, we have to think and consider, we are in this for the very long game.

I can imagine being passionate about bitcoin until I die. As a consequence, I don’t really care so much about daily weekly monthly, or even yearly issues. For example, my whole initial bitcoin approach was simple: **set it and forget it**.  I initially bought 3.5 bitcoins, for around $25,000, in 2018, when bitcoin was $7000 a coin. And then, I tried with all my heart stolen power to avoid checking prices or bitcoin related news, which I suppose was good because at the time there was no real news outlets or influencers covering it. As a consequence, I was in a very happy shielded cave, a metaphorical bitcoin fortress, for almost like five years.

The only time I ever ever ever heard about bitcoin prices was when random people or family members would casually mention it to me, or Cindy would randomly see the prices.

And to me, I tried to use my stoic training. I tried to be very very stoic in the good times and the bad times.

So for example when people would ask me… Do you want to know what the price of bitcoin is? I didn’t really know whether it was a good news or bad news, but because I knew I did not want to open up Pandora’s box, I bit my tongue and said no. And as a consequence, one bitcoin was also very down, I also told people to please not tell me prices.

And so kind of without really knowing, I rode bitcoin from $7000 a coin up to $65,000 coin, almost 10xing my initial investment ,,, enough to get me a starter kit Lamborghini, $250,000, from my initial $25,000 Toyota Corolla investment.

--> **Bitcoin can magically transform your Toyota Corolla into a Lamborghini.**

Anyways this was the first life epiphany: there are certain things in life in which you think you want, but when you could actually afford it, you discover that in fact, you didn’t really want it that much in the first place? 

# Why Phnom Penh is the Best City on the Planet: https://erickimphotography.com/why-phnom-penh-is-the-greatest-city-on-the-planet/

Ok, some simple thoughts and observations:

First, I think I could speak well because I’ve literally been on like all the best cities on the planet. It’s at least like 1000 times better than any other city on the planet. Why? Let me try to do a comprehensive breakdown:

First, Khmer culture. Difficult to explain Khmer culture if you’ve never been here, but what’s super interesting about Khmer culture is that it is an interesting combination of calm, peaceful, tranquil, zen.

The feeling I have is everyone is really at a sense of peace, calm. 

 Second, the youth. I think the median age for people here is like 21 or 25 years old? Literally everybody you meet is super young in the city. Everyone is super super happy smiling all the time, extremely friendly, great at English, and also very ambitious.

And it kind of makes sense, like when you go to a café or a restaurant… The whole place is run by like 18 19 20 year-olds.

YouTube: https://youtu.be/1sfH4Hl1nMY

Audio Vibes ; https://erickimphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/GYM-AUDIO-VIBES.m4a

Gym vibes: https://erickimphotography.com/gym-audio-vibes/

Video file: https://videos.files.wordpress.com/YjhI3i46/my-project-50.mp4

Range of motion is for losers: https://erickimphotography.com/range-of-motion-is-for-losers/

Audio:: https://erickimphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Range-of-motion-.m4a

PDF: https://erickimphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/Why-Range-of-Matter-Doesnt-Really-Matter-3-1.pdf

# Why Range of Matter Doesn’t Really Matter 

The cult of range of motion is tired. 

A polemic, war cry *against* this loser range of motion idea.

## 1. Fake virtuosity 

Besides NASSIM TALEB, am I the only powerlifting philosopher out there? 

Also, am I the only bitcoin investor, MSTR shareholder who can lift over 1000 pounds? 

Join the 1,000 pound rack pull club.

So am I honest read on the whole thing is that people trying to turn fitness into a fake virtue signaling thing. For example, to complete a full range of motion with perfect form is the goal, to simply fit some sort of Procrustean bed of what is “proper”.

## 2. I want to see you get hurt

OK… Just search my thousand pound Atlas lift, I was essentially micro loading with the barbell, for like a full year. Everyone at my local gym, thought I was a bit peculiar; at first, nobody really paid that much attention to me. Eventually, I heard guys singing in the locker room, being suspicious that I was on steroids, because… Some guys Are on steroids who don’t look like they’re on steroids?

The reason with 100% proof you can know that I am not on steroids is that I don’t even consume whey protein powder. Also I do it while fasted. Also I’m not on Instagram. Also I’m already a bitcoin independent rich and wealthy.

Therefore, think about it… There’s no real incentive for me to take steroids because I desire to have more children, and I don’t want my testicles to be shot. 

And also… Come out look at me… I have like the clearest most beautiful skin of all time, I’m always topless, and I have glorious, Brad Pitt FURY haircut... and also, I don’t really even look that buff. I look pretty modest. I’m like Brad Pitt from fight club, but like the demigod version.

the way: https://erickimphotography.com/mstr-x-bitcoin/

Your protocol for prosperity - audio: https://erickimphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/MSTR-X-BITCOIN.m4a

the bitcoin prophet

https://erickimphotography.com/the-bitcoin-prophecy/

# GOD CANDLES LOADING!!!

Shout out to at @ladoger21, and also… @mstrgladiator

So there’s this really funny notion, I’m not sure if MSTRgladiator coined it, or somebody else, but doesn’t matter. The thought and the idea of it is very sticky.

First of all… I don’t believe in candles. I started doing all the technical analysis stuff when I was like a college sophomore Junior, and I realize that it is all fake superstition.

Why? The reason why technical analysis makes no sense is that it cannot predict black swan events.

For example, let’s say you’re reading all these loser graphs, creating some sort of ridiculous model. And then one day magically, the US government announces that they have just purchased 10 million bitcoins. Obviously the price of bitcoin is gonna go through the roof.

Audio: https://erickimphotography.com/blog/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/BAS.m4a

Big idea: https://erickimphotography.com/blog/2025/05/22/bitcoin-acquisition-syndrome-b-a-s/

spreading the gospel of bitcoin

audio: https://erickimphotography.com/wp-content/uploads/2025/05/POLICE-MONEY.m4a

Big idea, https://erickimphotography.com/police-money/

What if bitcoin could solve the whole poverty issue… Also solving racism and the police?

Rich Kim: https://erickimphotography.com/how-to-become-rich/

Don’t leave money on the table