Comment on Does it seem odd to track my lifespan?

whoreticulture@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

• Kolanaki@yiffit.net ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

  What? Most people celebrate birthdays. How is that not essentially the same thing?

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  • whoreticulture@lemmy.blahaj.zone ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    It is essentially the same thing, but that is the cultural box that we’ve created where it’s normal to keep track of your lifespan. A Death Note style reminder is has not been deemed socially acceptable.

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  • otp@sh.itjust.works ⁨1⁩ ⁨month⁩ ago

    Most people have hair on their heads. If someone had feathers on their head instead, that’d be weird, even if it were essentially the same thing in principle.

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