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in <https://www.pulumi.com/blog/simplify-kubernetes-rbac-in-amazon-eks-with-open-source-pulumi-packages/>, what would `arn:aws:iam::153052954103:root` be referring to. what would i need to change that value to in my environment?

that's the root user of your AWS account.
Another account with enough permissions will do.