It does explain why Amazon (and every other company and by extension large parts of society) entirely focusses on “buy X for your mother/father right now” instead of even acknowledging hardships and difficult situations (abusive parents, dead parents, parents with dead children/miscarriages, people who want to have children but can’t, parents with difficult relationships with their children, …).
There’s no room for subtlety and compassion when money can be made.
irmoz@lemmy.world 3 days ago
True, but who asked for any of that? This post is venting about how the holidays remind them of abuse, not asking why the holidays exist. What’s supposed to be OP’s reaction?
“Oh, you’re right, i guess im dumb for being sad about holidays that only exists to sell cards. You’ve cured me!”
squaresinger@lemmy.world 3 days ago
Sounds like you can’t handle multiple facets of a topic at the same time.
irmoz@lemmy.world 3 days ago
What i can or can’t handle isn’t relevant or what im talking about…
Im telling you it sounds ignorant and insensitive
squaresinger@lemmy.world 3 days ago
It sounds ignorant and insensitive to suggest that companies should not monetize and advertise potential trauma-triggering holidays or at least allow users to disable that monetization/advertising?
Do you read what you and I write? Or do you just want to be outraged at all costs?