The Roots We Forgot

"From cracked code to crumbling soil"

A wake-up call we didn’t see coming.

We often look in the mirror to understand ourselves…
But sometimes, we need to hold that mirror up to society —
To its trends, its shortcuts, and the truth it's forgetting.

The current trend “Stealing software the Genuine way”  has become an art form — But somewhere along the way, we forgot the creator. We forgot the dev who spent months writing lines we now crack in minutes.

RESPECT THE DEVELOPERS….
For they bled to build the foundation we ride on today....

They’re people like us — who stayed up night after night, debugging, building, breathing life into lines of code. Not machines. Not companies. People. With families. With goals. With dreams that often get downloaded… and forgotten.

So I want to take a moment to salute you!

🖥️ A Tribute to the Developers
To the quiet minds who shaped our loudest revolutions.

💙We salute you. For this world runs because of you.

To every developer who has ever dared to dream in code: the world we live in today — a vibrant web of connections, groundbreaking innovations, and the unseen frameworks of modern life — exists because you stepped up. It was your vision that crossed the vast divide between humanity and machine. And whether your names are remembered or lost to the flow of time, your code lives on. Your legacy is reshaping the world. Your sleepless nights, your silent fixes, and your careful lines of logic built bridges from what once seemed impossible into what we now consider everyday life.

✍️With every Keystroke, you carved a future out of nothing but thought and persistence. You didn’t just write code — you wrote reality. And through your brilliance, your stubbornness, and your refusal to stop when the code broke, you transformed imagination into function… and function into legacy. 💕

And yes — I get it.  Software is priced for rich countries. But in places where a day's wage buys a meal, not a license — the balance feels unfair.

Two decades ago, I asked my uncle
Why wasn’t software cheaper for people like us?
For third-world countries, why are they being unfair?
Why don’t they want everyone to learn tech?

He looked at me and said:
“If you can’t afford the tech, go farm.”

He wasn’t being cruel. He was revealing the truth of the balance. If everything becomes easy to fake, steal, or shortcut — Who’s going to do the real work? Who’s going to feed this system we’re pretending to outsmart?

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Some random TD, or influencer pops up on TikTok claiming, “Here’s how I made millions — follow me to do the same.” And just like that… everyone follows. No questions. No grit. No grounding. The younger generation wants shortcuts. No one wants to go out, sweat in the sun, or get their hands dirty anymore. “Easy money” has become the dream — while hard work has become… unfashionable.

But here’s the truth:
Not everyone can or should become a "money hacker."
Because if we all chase AI, crypto, affiliate schemes, and digital get-rich gimmicks… who's going to grow your rice? Catch your fish? clean your streets? What exactly are you going to eat with the "digital wealth" if no one's farming anymore?

You though well - in the future AI will do all the labour work, and we can sit behind the screens and go for the fast bucks - Right?

The mountain of data you're feeding into it — it's evolving faster than you can imagine. And you think it’s just going to keep obeying?

Have you learned nothing from your past? Self-awareness is not a myth, trust me. We will face it — sooner or later — and the tables will turn.

Honestly though —

What did you think would happen if AI started waking up? What if we're just riding the algorithm wave for now... And what happens when it begins automating all these lazy cash grabs and hustle-bro schemes?

Maybe we’re just riding the algorithm wave for now... But what happens when it begins automating our lazy cash grabs and hustle-bro schemes?

"Your views will dry up like expired milk."

Then what?
“Hey Siri, how do I grow rice?” 🔮

🗣️ SIRI:
“Sorry. You should’ve respected the farmer when you had the chance.” 🌾

What we have to seriously think about and understand is that the real world doesn’t run on likes. It runs on labor, love, and land. And maybe — just maybe — if AI does flip the script, it will be a whole different ball game now won’t it.

Imagine a world where AI starts to automate and they go -
“Let’s redirect them back to the soil…
One buffalo-plowed TikTok at a time.” 🤭🐃

Agriculture. Fishing. Construction. Cleaning. Transportation, Teaching..... These aren’t “lesser” jobs. They are everything.  The foundation of our civilization. These are the souls keeping the world spinning. So respect the roots that keep your world balanced while you're busy trying to escape it. And this truth needs to be taught, generation after generation. This isn’t a poor man’s job. It’s one of the richest roles on the planet. Something to be proud of, not ashamed of.

🌿A Tribute to the Unsung Builders of Life - The Guardians of Balance

🙏🏽 And to those whose hands keep the earth turning — the farmers who rise with the first light of dawn to nurture the soil and care for their livestock… the teachers who spark curiosity and quietly shape the future… the cleaners who restore order and ensure our shared spaces remain safe… the drivers who connect communities and carry life across roads… the builders who transform blueprints into homes and cities… and the caregivers who offer comfort, strength, and humanity to those in need...

💕You are not just workers. You are the guardians of balance. Let this be a sincere and heartfelt salute — to the quiet strength of the unsung, who carry the invisible weight of civilization, and hold the threads of our world together, often without recognition… but never without worth.

So let me tell you this…

Even though easy money might get you where you want to go faster, without purpose, it only spins the world out of control. And that kind of wealth? It’s useless — in a world with nothing left to feed.

🪨The Truth of the Balance

If we don’t react, reflect, and evolve…
we’ll be left with:
A world built on illusions.
Skills, forgotten.
Foundations, abandoned.
And no one left to hold the weight.

• ZXR

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