CRUMBGRABBER@lemm.ee to Unpopular Opinion@lemmy.worldEnglish · 27 days 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-square42fedilinkarrow-up1267
arrow-up1267message-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 · 27 days agomessage-square42fedilink
minus-squareSibbo@sopuli.xyzlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up43·27 days 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-up9·27 days 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-up25·27 days 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-squareFlax@feddit.uklinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up2·26 days agoNO HAPPINESS ALLOWED! GET BACK TO THE COAL MINES!
Cake day is cute
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…
NO HAPPINESS ALLOWED! GET BACK TO THE COAL MINES!