Happy socially enforced consumerism day everyone!

Rikj000

It's always sparkling capitalism if you're an Atheist.
Shareholders thank you for buying many of their junk with precalculated breaking points though!

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The tradition of gift giving at Yule predates capitalism and even Christ. So while it's capitalist today, the tradition can be celebrated in a non capitalist way by giving your loved ones handmade spears and axes.

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Not the most horrific thing, wanting to give people gifts. You don't even have to buy them, could make something yourself and whatnot

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Your username being Finnish I assume it's more Yule and less CHRISTmas for you as well?

Our ancestors celebrated winter solstice long before Christianity was even a thing, and everyone knows the best gifts are handmade, not storebought. Emotions over stuff.

At ours this year, the kids got toys, but the adults got framed family photos and such.

Diva (she/her)

For the schismatics in the room Christmas is in January

I'll be damned before bending the knee to the king of Rome!

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The thing I think that a lot of people forget is that you don't have to wait until Christmas to do it. Imagine if everyone treated each other like it was Christmas every day of the year. Just, you know, without all the depressing nostalgia music and needing to spend money willy-nilly. What an idea!

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The family get together could get even more interesting than usual with that many weapons added to the mix.

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The only way this post could be more Lemmy is if it mentioned Linux.

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That seems exhausting.

Aedis

Maybe a bit of an unpopular opinion here, but how about you just let other people have their fun with a holiday however they want?
With everything being a constant firehouse of shit coming at us lately, just let us be happy for a day and indulge in this nonsense.

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Exactly. I believe Halloween decor spending has been catching up to Christmas decor spending, but some people get particularly touchy about Christmas. People just want some joy. No, it shouldn't have to be associated with purchasing, but many people have more money than time to invest in creating the ambience they want. There are so many more important things to get worked up about than people spending money on things that make them happy.

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For me the theme-ing of Christmas and the feeling of benevolence are things I can enjoy.

What annoys me and likely the intent of the post is sorta like an engagement ring, where it's commonly portrayed in media that the more money you spend, the more you 'love' the person.

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... in this case, it's sparkling (for 5 minutes) consumerism enforced by capitalism 90+% of the time.

Idk, but I can't believe plastic reindeer & plastic cocacolaman (Santa) everywhere really bring any joy to most people.

FlashMobOfOne

THIS

You don't have to enjoy Christmas, but maybe STFU OP. I am a manic depressive with anxiety and this is one of the few days a year I can really be happy.

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Don't forget privacy shilling

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You might want to look up the definition of shilling. Seems like there's a misunderstanding

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It must suck to be miserable 365 days a year.

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You dare correct me? Time to take you back to school.

"Shilling" as used in my sentence is in the gerund form. A gerund is the '-ing' form of a verb that functions as a noun such as in the sentence "I like reading".

In my sentence, "shilling" acts as a noun, referring to the act advocating for privacy.

Please refrain from correcting me in the future

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You're still using it incorrectly in this context...

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Would you care to explain how I'm using it wrong then?