• UlyssesT [he/him]
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    2 years ago

    “It’s brainworms to make kids happy when kids in the local area are already doing the thing that the unwormed genius from a faraway land disapproves of” galaxy-brain

      • zifnab25 [he/him, any]
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        222 years ago

        the idea we need to export or celebrate more america

        TIL, having fun by dressing up is a uniquely American tradition that nobody else in the world has ever done.

        • RyanGosling [none/use name]
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          62 years ago

          Americans invented giving away gifts and treats to the community. No one else was able to conceive this before 1845 in Wyoming

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        What no grass does to a mf

        As I said, have fun. Let me not have fun

        No. I will not “just let people enjoy things” nor will I “just let people not enjoy things.”

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        the idea we need to export or celebrate more america is brainworm

        I’m not. But if people in a local area are already doing it, like they are where I live, there’s an option to not participate by leaving the front lights off for a few hours. No one would want your high and mighty speech about your righteous non-participation if you were here.

        You’re arguing that living in a place that has a tradition that makes kids happy, while I have no actual means or ability to leave, has some arbitrary ethical mandate for me to not make kids happy on one fun day a year where kids wear costumes and run around collecting candy because you disapprove of it?

        The “invite” is just leaving the front light on, or decorating. You’re being sanctimonious in a way that kids around here would find hilariously lame. They’d be fine not getting candy from you, but the speech is just… stop.