Happy socially enforced consumerism day everyone!

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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?

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A shill is a member of a company or organization, or someone who is paid by a company orborganization, to advertise on their behalf while covertly keeping their association and motivation a secret.

There is no such thing as a "privacy shill", you actually mean to say a "privacy fan" or "privacy advocate", because those on lemmy that post about privacy are open and honest about their motivation.

Flying Squid

So you're saying just 364 but not the 25th?

Flying Squid

Who here is stopping you from having fun?

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well this year is a leap year so that would make it 366 days. so it could be 365 days except for the 25th of December

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Okay Buzz Killington.

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Ahh i see. This is another good learning moment for you. Have you heard of the term colloquialism before? Essentially, a colloquialism is used in or characteristic of familiar and informal conversation.

People typically use the term "shill" non-literally or sarcastically in casual conversation to criticize someone who passionately supports a cause, even if there’s no secret agenda. A good example is the way people use the word "literally" today. The word "literally" means 'word for word' or 'not figuratively'. However, most people use it today to intensify or dramatize their statements e.g I was so hungry, I literally had to eat the whole fridge. You can see that "literally" is used figuratively here

So that was my intention when using the word "shill". Call it hyperbolic or rhetorical if you will.