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i love that our seemingly high-tech phones still cannot do the job of capturing the moon‘s ethereal essence. it’s so humbling and vulnerable to attempt to take a photo of her and have it come out all ugly and orb-like. it’s literally none of ur business to see what she looks like anytime apart from the present moment!
(and please don’t tell me if samsung or google pixel have invented technology to do a better job of this. it wouldn’t sit right with me… like trying to sneakily undress a woman without her consent when she has explicitly stated she’d rather remain demurely clothed and mysterious)
Mar 17, 2024

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It's the same peace found in letting experiences, moments, things pass without the need to digitalize and document them nagging at the back of your mind. Some things are precious precisely because they are fleeting. You are never going to have it again but once is enough. Just be there for the entirety of the memory (that is the gift).
May 10, 2024
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they haven’t. those features essentially photoshop a moon in. love this rec
Mar 17, 2024
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lucius ahahah that makes me DELIGHTED 😀 thank god
Mar 17, 2024

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