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.
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.
While consumerism can form around virtually anything, I don’t think celebrating birthdays formed based on consumerism. I think it is actually quite important in childhood to acknowledge the childs growth, and birthdays are one way to do that. it is also a great way to show a person that you care for them by coming together and celebrating them.
Also, celebrating another year is such a more positive way of looking at it, compared to: I am one year closer to the grave. just looking at it through that lense sounds awful, and it also can be quite meaningless: Maybe I’ll die of old age, maybe I’ll die in a freak accident within the next 24h.