CRUMBGRABBER@lemm.ee to Unpopular Opinion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agoLemmy should just go its own way and forget about cake day and karma farming, and instead reward original content, until reddit starts copying Lemmymessage-squaremessage-square62fedilinkarrow-up11arrow-down10
arrow-up11arrow-down1message-squareLemmy should just go its own way and forget about cake day and karma farming, and instead reward original content, until reddit starts copying LemmyCRUMBGRABBER@lemm.ee to Unpopular Opinion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 4 months agomessage-square62fedilink
minus-squareSibbo@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoYes. I mean, just because your stupid neighbour celebrates their birthday, it doesn’t mean you would stop celebrating your birthday just to be different.
minus-squareNollij@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoCounterpoint: birthdays (and cake days, and many anniversaries) are a pointless celebration. Payton Oswalt had a pretty good plan on that: https://youtu.be/sbJs-Ul1QFo
minus-squareQuizzaciousOtter@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoHow are they pointless if they bring people joy? I know there are exceptions but I’m pretty sure people generally really like birthdays…
minus-squareQuizzaciousOtter@lemm.eelinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoI will need an explanation of this one. Are you saying that people don’t like birthdays?
minus-squareDominusOfMegadeus@sh.itjust.workslinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoJust that once you hit a certain age….its no longer fun to be reminded
minus-squareFlax@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up0·4 months agoNO HAPPINESS ALLOWED! GET BACK TO THE COAL MINES!
Yes. I mean, just because your stupid neighbour celebrates their birthday, it doesn’t mean you would stop celebrating your birthday just to be different.
Counterpoint: birthdays (and cake days, and many anniversaries) are a pointless celebration.
Payton Oswalt had a pretty good plan on that: https://youtu.be/sbJs-Ul1QFo
How are they pointless if they bring people joy? I know there are exceptions but I’m pretty sure people generally really like birthdays…
I will need an explanation of this one. Are you saying that people don’t like birthdays?
Just that once you hit a certain age….its no longer fun to be reminded
NO HAPPINESS ALLOWED! GET BACK TO THE COAL MINES!