• Ech
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    6 days ago

    Life is arbitrary. If you’re not using that for your own enjoyment, you’re missing out.

    *responded to my own comment instead of editing. Oops.

    • @[email protected]
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      5 days ago

      It reminds me of people who look at literally anything and say “what’s the point?”

      You don’t need some grand practical purpose to have fun and enjoy things

    • @PunnyName
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      15 days ago

      Excuse me.

      Some of us have chronic depression, and are unable to find enjoyment. So we get to always miss out, exacerbating the condition.

      Thank you very much!

  • @[email protected]
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    95 days ago

    it’s not completely arbitrary

    it’s intentionally close to the winter solstice

    but a little bit later because … reasons

  • Sleepless One
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    116 days ago

    The Sun thinks it’s smart, but it never discovered alc. What a shame.

  • @recentSloth43
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    65 days ago

    Just let people have fun. I don’t celebrate or care the least about the new year but the people who do aren’t hurting anyone and it makes them happy. I’ve seen so many posts calling them stupid. If you don’t care, then don’t care. Being a dick to them is just mean and stupid.

  • hope
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    86 days ago

    And thanks to apsidal precession we’re not even in the “same” spot, even relative to the sun (which, of course, is itself moving)!

  • @[email protected]
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    15 days ago

    I just find it repetitive.

    It’s always fireworks every year, can’t we have some new way to celebrate? Synchronised drones seemed promising.

  • Hyacin (He/Him)
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    -15 days ago

    I’ve been saying this almost my entire life and people think I’m just bitter, confrontational, and a party pooper.