▲ -10 ▼ Why do people celebrate their birthday, despite understanding they have even less time to live after 1 year of their life already passed? (piefed.world) submitted 1 month ago by beep@piefed.world to c/ask@piefed.social 7 comments fedilink hide all child comments cross-posted from: https://piefed.world/c/questions/p/1457003/why-do-people-celebrate-their-birthday-despite-understanding-they-have-even-less-time-to My theory is something something consumerist culture. But I am not really sure of how and why.
[–] beep@piefed.world [S] 2 points 1 month ago (1 child) People might as well celebrate for no reason instead? It still does not make sense to me. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 1 child comment replies: [–] tae_glas@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 month ago true, but then it's just called a party, if there's no particular thing to celebrate and no theme. milestones like birthdays, passing exams, getting a driving licence, moving to a new home, etc etc are easier themes to work with. those sorts of celebrations aren't for everyone, but some people really enjoy them! permalink fedilink source parent
[–] tae_glas@slrpnk.net 6 points 1 month ago true, but then it's just called a party, if there's no particular thing to celebrate and no theme. milestones like birthdays, passing exams, getting a driving licence, moving to a new home, etc etc are easier themes to work with. those sorts of celebrations aren't for everyone, but some people really enjoy them! permalink fedilink source parent