cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/questions/p/1457003/why-do-people-celebrate-their-birthday-despite-understanding-they-have-even-less-time-to

My theory is something something consumerist culture.

But I am not really sure of how and why.

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[–] 15 points 12 hours ago

Because I made it that far, I lived through another year, despite difficulties and challenges, and I'm eager to find out what there is still waiting to happen.

Nobody knows how much time they will live, which makes the concern with having one less year to do so a moot concern.

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