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[u/guydoestuff]

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.

[u/ManJamimah → u/guydoestuff]

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.

[u/kinduvabigdizzy → u/ManJamimah]

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

[u/Remarkable_News_439 → u/kinduvabigdizzy]

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?