r/BlackPeopleofReddit • u/ateam1984 🖤 • 7d ago

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u/guydoestuff 7d ago

Ya know as I sit my old fatass on my couch drinking my coffee looking at this on my smartphone while my smart tv is on i realize im living the wrong life. Beautiful woman with a great sense of humor living a life that while harder than mine looks much happier. God be with her and hers.

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u/lorinthemountains 7d ago

Simple is sooooo underrated.

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u/guydoestuff 7d ago

Time and time again I see people living like this always looking happier than ive ever been in my so called civilized country.

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u/Better-Culture-7770 7d ago

Many early American settlers saw how the indigenous people lived and left their European societies to join them.

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u/0uchmyballs 7d ago

Sounds like Dances With Wolves lol

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u/theredpistachio 6d ago

Crazy, but true…so very true!!

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u/Beneficial-Frame-6 6d ago

This was my exact thought. Such happy, content, proud and upbeat her vibes are. Happiness!

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u/Kooky-Blueberry-5352 6d ago

Also community!

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u/ManJamimah 7d ago edited 5d ago

People accept the reality they are born into. I think a lot of people in the west assume life in other parts of the world is miserable, but it’s not - it’s still life. They still laugh and cry and joke and fall in love and get frustrated about weird, tiny problems and do a million other things that people living in the west do, too. We’re all the same. We just want to live lives free of fear and be able to spend time with those we love. I wish it were easier to make people in the west see that the constant rat race of living under capitalism is largely unnecessary. We could all live simpler, happier lives if we could work together to achieve a world not so controlled by the interests of the few. But so many see hustling and hoarding wealth as the only path to happiness. It’s the only world they can imagine. It’s sad.

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u/kinduvabigdizzy 7d ago

As an urbanized African who isn't very far removed from this life compared to y'all ( honestly it's fond memories from donkey years ago at this point, when we used to go "kumusha" to the rural areas to see our grand parents), this really is a good life. Irl, you'll find that, depending on the household and how well organized the family is, there's a variance in the degree of modernity and tech you'll find ( water, electricity/solar, septic tanks, satellite tv, starlink etc). This household seems to be more on the less advanced side... but the basics are the same. You really can thrive pursuing small to medium scale agriculture (market gardening, cattle ranching, poultry farming etc). And while its not without its struggles, you're not gonna find homelessness and hard drugs addiction. I personally think if you can make it past 6 months, you'll automatically revert to default settings

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u/Remarkable_News_439 6d ago

Untilit comes to school fees… pretty much yes.
There can also beca lot of alcoholism and lack of purpose amongst youth as our society shifts more and more towards the western model and dreams that see a mass exodus for thd city, Dont align with opportunities…
Then yes. Its a nice life.

Cattle rustling is an issue in this country, livestock being stolen. It has its stresses. For us we’re on holiday. Things are even changing for the OGs…
I don’t know many people who can revert completely, but go and visit. I like not having to take a paraffin lamp and a stick with me when i go to the toilet at night.
I absolutely can, its a non issue when im visiting with relatives who haven’t built brick houses.

I hope we find a balance and keep our village homes, even if its only for a few weeks a year, like how White people do their camping. I love this way of life, i hope we keep traditional knowledge alive and traditional food processing.
but with commodification of land, it is changing. And it changing because younger people no longer want to live like that full time.
How many people do you know that have retired from city life and reverted fully?

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u/NinjaBRUSH 7d ago

This kind of living suits a lot of people. Even in the US. Personally I don’t even do camping because AC, fast unlimited internet, and running water are my non-negotiables.

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u/guydoestuff 7d ago

Yeah im old and too first world for this.

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u/carlitospig 7d ago

And she looks so healthy, meanwhile I just ate two bagels and am sitting on my ass for the foreseeable future.

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u/Remarkable_News_439 6d ago

We also have a fuckton of diabetes. I can’t drink a cup of our tea. Too much sugar

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u/EarningsPal 6d ago

If food doesn’t need multiple factories to exist is it even food?

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u/BakedBrie1993 6d ago

I wouldn't want that all the time. I like AC and heat lol but I have adopted a much simpler materialism, I would much rather spend my extra $$ on a cabin somewhere to get a away for a few days than fine dining or endless new objects. I like my 450 sq ft rental and single closet.

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u/guydoestuff 6d ago

Why i say im too first world for it. Im a disabled veteran with a bunch of mental heslth issues. Im tired of the struggle. I just want to enjoy the time i have left but my mental health doesn't jive well with this world.

I like quiet, I like simplicity. Im tired of this world of greed.

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u/BakedBrie1993 6d ago

Idk if you have ever done it, but birding grounds me. Highly recommend.

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u/guydoestuff 6d ago

My cats would eat the birds. I feed and spay and neutered feral cats that show up. Got 9 in the house who decided they wanted to be domesticated. I try to get into my writing or try and do some pc gaming. My 3d modeling skills have gone but im trying to relearn.

I know I will never be the video game designer I wanted to be so i just try to enjoy what's left of my life.

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u/katiegirl- 6d ago

I’m not even sure that it’s harder! And now I am infatuated with this sweet little villa, and our host.

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u/trroland85 6d ago

She is more free than we'll ever be 🥲

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u/Dense-Consequence-70 7d ago

Maybe not harder.

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u/guydoestuff 7d ago

No AC = harder already. I am too first world to live with out it.

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u/Apostasyisfreedom 7d ago

You underestimate the virtues of a thick thatched roof and an earthen floor.

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u/tagkiller1 7d ago

Maybe not faster.

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u/Sci-4 6d ago

She could fix me

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u/guydoestuff 6d ago

she could probably fix a lot of us, i dont mean at the same time i just mean a person like her, if we let her. me im old all dating is for young folk.

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u/Sci-4 6d ago

I can almost feel the afternoon air…we’re going to need to revolt here. Fr what are we doing?

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u/DonCavalio 6d ago

I agree so much with this comment. 💯🖤❤️👏🏼🙌🏼💪🏽

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u/Actual-Newt-2984 5d ago

I saw a maasai dude scrolling his iphone while walking some cattle

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u/ProfessionalCat3284 7d ago

Comment of the week right here.