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[Peter Beck @Peter_J_Beck]

100% mission success.

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@DJIGlobal Bali
Utah
Iceland
Meteora
Drakensberg

[Peter Beck @Peter_J_Beck]

Sweet camera angle from last nights launch.

[Firefly Aerospace @FireflySpace]

We have confirmation #BlueGhost stuck the landing! Firefly just became the first commercial company in history to achieve a fully successful Moon landing. This small step on the Moon represents a giant leap in commercial exploration. Congratulations to the entire Firefly team, our mission partners, and our @NASA customers for this incredible feat that paves the way for future missions to the Moon and Mars.

Standby for the first image, expected in the next 30 minutes! #BGM1

[Mark Sham @MarkSham]

On paper, there are many things wrong with South Africa. So many, in fact that I don't blame people for leaving. The last few weeks haven't been lekker on social media. So much anger, frustration, and resentment from all sides. It’s easy to feel like everything is broken.

From my vantage point, most people think that leaving South Africa is a solution, when really all they're doing is trading one set of pros and cons for another.

On Tuesday, I was sitting at the airport in Paris waiting for my flight to Joburg. I had been in Zurich for 80 days and as I sat there reflecting on my time time away from South Africa, as well as my future, I was reminded of a powerful Thomas Sowell quote:

“There are no solutions. There are only trade-offs.”

Whenever I'm away from South Africa, it becomes more clear to me that South Africans only grasp the intrinsic value of our beautiful country's overlooked qualities when we're on the other side of the world for a while. Once you've settled into a new country and the rose-tinted glasses come off, you'll start noticing the things you don't like there too.

And the reason why there's no right or wrong answer to leaving your home country is because the trade-offs are all relative. Asking someone else if they're happy they moved isn't going to answer the question directly for you.

As strange as it may sound, I actually encourage people to leave if they really want to. We live in a global world, and just because you're born somewhere doesn't mean you have to stay there forever.

My only advice is this: make sure you have compelling reasons to arrive in a new country. Running away from something will only make the move harder than it already is.

I don't blame anyone for wanting more from life. Sometimes a move will give you just that, and other times it will show you that you had the best of life at your fingertips all along.

The past three months in Zurich have reminded me that while South Africa has its challenges, it also has an abundance of things I deeply love; things that make my heart feel full in a way no other place can.

And so, as I board this flight home, I’m reminded that no country is without its problems (especially in Europe). All I know is, I want to be part of the solution back home and I hope you join me.

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@Peter_J_Beck Massive congrats!

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@R_Ollila I totally agree with you! I hope you're doing great. We would like to visit you over there sometime in the future.

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@R_Ollila That's a nice colour! What do you think of the new M3 CS Touring?

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Stop being ignorant and start educating yourself and watch this amazing @TEDTalks
with the stunning @ChimamandaReal called:

The danger of a single story.
https://t.co/n0PU5FKK8u

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@elonmusk Far Cry 5 is a pretty realistic depiction of people starting and following crazy cults. Hopefully the US won't worsen in the next coming years but only time will tell.

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@NVIDIAGeForce #GeForceGreats

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@NVIDIAGeForce #GeForceGreats

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@R_Ollila Nice! Glad they replaced it!

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@Alienware Quake
Half-Life
Need for Speed

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@RobinhoodApp 🫳

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@michaelshermer @RichardDawkins It would've been great to attend this event. Will there be a live broadcast?

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#corn #cornharvest #harvest #harvester #combine #combineharvester #tractor #farm #farming #grain #drone #dji #caseih #internationalharvester #johndeere #work #harvest2024 #dunemovie #hanszimmer #spice
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Missing days like these!

@McLarenAuto @McLaren