Ultragigagigantic@lemmy.world to Comic Strips@lemmy.world · 6 months agoLife goes on, long after the thrill of living is gonelemmy.worldimagemessage-square9fedilinkarrow-up1584arrow-down113
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minus-squaremilicent_bystandrlinkfedilinkarrow-up10arrow-down1·6 months agoAnd the irony is, it’s actually really important to be valued for your existence - just for being who you are regardless of your success or participation. Indeed, one might say baby photos are a kind of existence trophy, as are birthday cards.
minus-squareVindictiveJudge@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up4·6 months agoI suspect birthday celebrations are a thing because until relatively recently making it past childhood was genuinely an achievement.
And the irony is, it’s actually really important to be valued for your existence - just for being who you are regardless of your success or participation.
Indeed, one might say baby photos are a kind of existence trophy, as are birthday cards.
I suspect birthday celebrations are a thing because until relatively recently making it past childhood was genuinely an achievement.