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Lemmy should just go its own way and forget about cake day and karma farming, and instead reward original content, until reddit starts copying Lemmy (lemm.ee)

submitted 4 months ago by [email protected] to c/[email protected]

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[–] [email protected] 58 points 4 months ago (1 children)

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.

[–] [email protected] -3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

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

[–] [email protected] 30 points 4 months ago (1 children)

How are they pointless if they bring people joy? I know there are exceptions but I'm pretty sure people generally really like birthdays...

[–] [email protected] -4 points 4 months ago (2 children)

[–] [email protected] 3 points 4 months ago (2 children)

I will need an explanation of this one. Are you saying that people don't like birthdays?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 4 months ago

Just that once you hit a certain age….its no longer fun to be reminded

[–] [email protected] -1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Well, maybe he means that you should celebrate actual achievements instead of dates that just happen every year. The YouTube video he linked didn’t tell to completely stop celebrating birthdays. Just limit it to a total of 20 birthdays for most people (you get more if you live really old).

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

What if you're working the same 9-5 job five days a week and it pays you well and you're happy yet you don't have any new achievements

[–] [email protected] 2 points 4 months ago

Then you can get drunk without celebrating I guess

[–] [email protected] -1 points 4 months ago

Have we really gotten to the point of being demeaning to people simply because they celebrate their fucking birthday?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 4 months ago

NO HAPPINESS ALLOWED! GET BACK TO THE COAL MINES!