I find it kinda funny, I find it kinda sad, that having a homestead, 5+ kids and neighbors you know by name — which used to be the standard for the majority of people in the Western world — has become a mere dream, nothing short of an Utopia, for people my age and younger. What’s especially sad is that people don’t even seem to want to recognize that being the case and keep telling themselves we live in a “developed” society. Or, if they do dare to recognize the fact, they tend to blame “late-stage capitalism” (which is not capitalism — it’s communism; or — an utterly and irredeemably crony capitalism at best) for the situation. Wake up, Neo. Look into the abyss. It’s painful. But there is truth in there.

Now, whenever I see a shooting star, I don’t wish for anything. I choose to be content with my lot, whatever it is.

Hope y'all are having a Sunny Sunday 🤠 #tunestr

“Love is the answer. Not reason, not logic, but Love. Love for yourself, love for others, and love for being itself. True, unconditional Love. If you love someone unconditionally you accept them as they are; if you love the underlying ground of being unconditionally, you accept things as they are—including yourself. Loving fully implies forgiving fully, and that’s the hardest thing of them all. Forgiving others. Forgiving God. Forgiving yourself.” ― @Gigi

I'm delighted to say that my amateur(ish) photos that I've been uploading to my Unsplash page for almost exactly 3 years (since May 2022) have now amassed a total of 1M+ views 👀 You can download all of these or any of the other 160+ photos (as of writing) in full resolution from my Unsplash page: https://unsplash.com/@kontext OR, I have an extended collection (currently 200+ photos in total) up on my website @SATOSH.EE as part of the @Open Source Culture initative:

Photography by Kontext – Satoshee

In addition, a selection of the photos has been uploaded to the new @0Commons website:

0commons

Kontext

LOVER WRITER FREEDOM FIGHTER / human doing at SATOSH.EE

All of these images are copyright-free: ✅ Can be downloaded and used for free ✅ Commercial and non-commercial purposes ✅ No permission needed (though attribution is appreciated!) Onward. 🤠 View quoted note →

420g of grass-fed New Zealand beef 🤠 One of the many things to be grateful for during my time here. #foodstr #ProofOfSteak

“If you bring forth what is within you, what you bring forth will save you. If you do not bring forth what is within you, what you do not bring forth will destroy you.” ― Jesus (Gospel of Thomas) Related:

A piece of peace 🕊️🤠 📍 Rangikapiti Pā Loop Track, Northland, New Zealand #nature #photography #newzealand #aotearoa

"JUST DO. You're living. How do you wanna live? How do you wanna die? How do you wanna fucking be remembered? That's.... that's it." ― David Goggins

"'Cause through the drama I can always depend on my mama And when it seems that I'm hopeless You say the words that can get me back in focus" "I once contemplated suicide And would have tried But when I held that 9 All I could see was my mama's eyes" Happy mother's day to all the mothers out there. Your son, grandson or husband may not be as direct, honest and vulnerable as the late Tupac Shakur was, but consider this: your mere existence may have saved a life or two. Your smile may have given someone close to you that little bit of extra willpower that kept them alive. You truly make the world go round. Thank you.