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minus-squaregivesomefucks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up15·3 days agoI mean, just tell your family not to get you anything and spend it on the kids instead. Lots of families do it that way, you don’t need to convince everyone before you do it, just do it
minus-squareBoozilla@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down12·3 days agoI don’t think it’s unreasonable to hope (even if naively so) for a cultural shift away from the “Black Friday” mentality that taints the holidays.
minus-squaregivesomefucks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up12·3 days agoCool, but that’s not what you’re doing. You’re complaining people aren’t doing it, be in the change you want to see, but don’t go around telling people they’re doing it wrong.
minus-squareJubilantJaguar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up3arrow-down4·3 days agoSuch defensiveness. OP is practicing as they preach, and nobody is “telling people” to do anything. We’re just discussing commonly held assumptions.
minus-squaregivesomefucks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up3arrow-down1·3 days ago and nobody is “telling people” to do anything. Literally the title of the post: We should all agree that Christmas gifts are for kids only. C’mon…
minus-squareJubilantJaguar@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkarrow-up2arrow-down4·3 days agoSuggesting is not telling.
minus-squareBoozilla@lemmy.worldOPlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4arrow-down9·3 days agoSo, nobody should ever nudge others towards new behaviors or ideas? And how do you know who I do and don’t buy gifts for? Lot of assumptions here.
minus-squaregivesomefucks@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·3 days agoJust this is exhausting, I couldn’t imagine a whole in person holiday
I mean, just tell your family not to get you anything and spend it on the kids instead.
Lots of families do it that way, you don’t need to convince everyone before you do it, just do it
I don’t think it’s unreasonable to hope (even if naively so) for a cultural shift away from the “Black Friday” mentality that taints the holidays.
Cool, but that’s not what you’re doing.
You’re complaining people aren’t doing it, be in the change you want to see, but don’t go around telling people they’re doing it wrong.
Such defensiveness. OP is practicing as they preach, and nobody is “telling people” to do anything. We’re just discussing commonly held assumptions.
Literally the title of the post:
C’mon…
Suggesting is not telling.
So, nobody should ever nudge others towards new behaviors or ideas? And how do you know who I do and don’t buy gifts for? Lot of assumptions here.
Just this is exhausting, I couldn’t imagine a whole in person holiday