• magnetosphere
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    2911 months ago

    Appreciating something that improves your life makes sense. Saying “thank you” to an inanimate object seems pointless.

    • @captainlezbian
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      2411 months ago

      It’s a vocalization of gratitude. It’s pointless except for the fact that you’re a social animal and saying things influences how you think

      • magnetosphere
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        -111 months ago

        Well, yeah. That’s what the first sentence of my comment was about.

        • hswolf
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          -111 months ago

          how would you be appreciative of an inanimate object?

            • hswolf
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              111 months ago

              and why expressing It verbally would be a weird thing, everyone does things a little bit differently don’t you agree?

              • magnetosphere
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                211 months ago

                I did not say “weird”. I said “seems pointless”.

                I was careful to avoid judgmental or insulting language. My phrasing suggested that the issue might be ignorance on my part, not because someone else was being “weird”.

                I’d appreciate it if you didn’t put words in my mouth.

    • @surewhynotlem
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      711 months ago

      Do you not curse out the desk when you stub your toe on it?