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by The Holy Therns » Sat Feb 13, 2021 4:19 am
Gallade wrote:Love, cake, wine and banter. No greater meaning to life (〜^∇^)〜
Ethel mermania wrote:to therns is to transend the pettiness of the field of play into the field of dreams.
by The Blaatschapen » Sat Feb 13, 2021 4:25 am
Crabaiaia wrote:A-Series-Of-Tubes wrote:Yes. Even when I didn't leave the house, I can't remember a Valentines Day that wasn't awful.
In school my incel mates called it VD. It was funnier then ...
(Open and shut case for a poll, btw)
I don't think you should leave the trust of Valentine's day for Incels. Incels are notorious for ruining any day related to love.
by The Huskar Social Union » Sat Feb 13, 2021 4:28 am
The Holy Therns wrote:Nah, it's fine. It's not like you have to do anything commercial just to express love for a day.
But that being said, they always end up selling these lovely chocolates that I can share with my one true love - me.
by The Holy Therns » Sat Feb 13, 2021 4:31 am
The Huskar Social Union wrote:Eh its alright, i might be more into it if i actually had someone i could celebrate it with lmaoThe Holy Therns wrote:Nah, it's fine. It's not like you have to do anything commercial just to express love for a day.
But that being said, they always end up selling these lovely chocolates that I can share with my one true love - me.
Holy Therns: "This is for you my love!"
Also Holy Therns:"Oh thank you dear! OM NOM"
Gallade wrote:Love, cake, wine and banter. No greater meaning to life (〜^∇^)〜
Ethel mermania wrote:to therns is to transend the pettiness of the field of play into the field of dreams.
by A-Series-Of-Tubes » Sat Feb 13, 2021 4:34 am
Crabaiaia wrote:A-Series-Of-Tubes wrote:Yes. Even when I didn't leave the house, I can't remember a Valentines Day that wasn't awful.
In school my incel mates called it VD. It was funnier then ...
(Open and shut case for a poll, btw)
I don't think you should leave the trust of Valentine's day for Incels. Incels are notorious for ruining any day related to love.
by Crabaiaia » Sat Feb 13, 2021 4:35 am
A-Series-Of-Tubes wrote:Crabaiaia wrote:I don't think you should leave the trust of Valentine's day for Incels. Incels are notorious for ruining any day related to love.
The attractive girls get a dozen cards. Not-so-attractive girls might be happily surprised to get none. Most people get fucking nothing, unless some kind soul has organized a "secret santa" thing.
It's about sex, not "love", and maybe you should consider that if the tradition is so fragile that it can be ruined by incels looking mopey, it wasn't much good to start with.
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by The Huskar Social Union » Sat Feb 13, 2021 4:36 am
by The Holy Therns » Sat Feb 13, 2021 4:40 am
Gallade wrote:Love, cake, wine and banter. No greater meaning to life (〜^∇^)〜
Ethel mermania wrote:to therns is to transend the pettiness of the field of play into the field of dreams.
by Crabaiaia » Sat Feb 13, 2021 4:44 am
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by A-Series-Of-Tubes » Sat Feb 13, 2021 4:45 am
Crabaiaia wrote:A-Series-Of-Tubes wrote:
The attractive girls get a dozen cards. Not-so-attractive girls might be happily surprised to get one. Most people get fucking nothing, unless some kind soul has organized a "secret santa" thing.
It's about sex, not "love", and maybe you should consider that if the tradition is so fragile that it can be ruined by incels looking mopey, it wasn't much good to start with.
That's not true, I have seen lots of very unattractive people getting dates or the S word that shall not be said.
by Crabaiaia » Sat Feb 13, 2021 4:46 am
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by The Blaatschapen » Sat Feb 13, 2021 4:47 am
Crabaiaia wrote:A-Series-Of-Tubes wrote:
You've had your chance to tell me what's good about Valentine's Day.
Don't you see that most of the people celebrating Valentine's Day are actually more romantic than sexual? Have you ever been to a Discord server run by girls? Or are most of your social interaction on incel forums?
by Silvedania » Sat Feb 13, 2021 4:48 am
Drew Durrnil wrote:Nevertopia wrote:Of course Valentine’s Day feels overrated. The ever-evolving, mutating, vicious creature we know as commercialization has taken over every part of our lives. Modern society’s over-emphasis on hollow sentimentalism, to make up for a lack of true charity, means that flowers, chocolates, and well-written cards — gestures that might actually hold meaning — feel cheap and obligatory. Couples are indoctrinated by bootleg Hallmark brands and chocolate companies set upon making this year “the most special one yet.”
There is no recognition of personhood in Modern Romance. Check off the boxes, take her to dinner maybe, get her a card that says “Will you be my Valentine?” and maybe she won’t be upset at you for “not caring.” Right? It’s cheap, it’s fake, it’s vapid.
But actual Valentine’s Day, in which we celebrate love (the greatest reality there is), is anything but vapid. Love is so integral to humankind that it should be celebrated as much as possible. Sentimental? Yes. True? Yes. Rhetorical Questions? Also yes.
And that is why Valentine’s Day, though surely overly commercialized, kitschy, and sometimes downright stupid, has at its core something quite beautiful, which is the cry of the human spirit to love and be loved.
First, some context. Many forget that St. Valentine celebrated forbidden sacramental marriages, restored sight to a blind girl, converted her father and his household, and was a martyr. In other words, St. Valentine was based. Additionally, the blind girl’s father, the judge of a Roman province, released the Christian inmates under his jurisdiction after his conversion to Christianity. What a wonderful analogy for the reality of love.
Love illuminates our vision, bringing us to see people as they truly are and how we ought to see them. Love allows us to see others’ dignity and intrinsic goodness as created beings. Love converts our very being: when we are in love, don’t we yearn to see our beloved’s face light up when we walk in a room? Our entire disposition is changed.
Love points us towards the Divine, the ultimate reality of love: God. Behind the youth pastor’s whisper-yell of “God really, like, totally, wants to hang out. Cuz he loves you,” is a very real, vertical connection between the creature and his Creator. Philosopher Jean Luc-Marian actually argues that we only speak of God in terms of the totality of love, the only indescribable thing we can begin to imagine. Not to get overly philosophical or theological here (probably too late), but there is significance in setting aside a day in which we contemplate love.
And how do we contemplate love? By spending time with those we love, whether it be with the Creator, friend, or significant other. Practically, Valentine’s Day gives couples a specific date on which they can make sure to be together. Mothers and fathers have a reason to go on a date. Valentine’s Day is the day in which we celebrate love, which connects all reality.
Practical parts of Valentine’s Day are also underrated. For the parents of people born in November, it’s a great day. For middle schoolers it’s a memorable time of social anxiety.
There are historical, philosophical, and practical implications to Valentine’s Day, all of which offer real goods for humankind. Love is so basic of a good that even the secular world appreciates it by setting aside a day. Don’t be anti-love. Appreciate the real, underrated, Valentine’s Day.
But what do you think? Is Valentine dumb?
Valentine's Day is kinda dumb, but Valentine Z isn't dumb at all.
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by A-Series-Of-Tubes » Sat Feb 13, 2021 4:49 am
Crabaiaia wrote:A-Series-Of-Tubes wrote:
You've had your chance to tell me what's good about Valentine's Day.
Don't you see that most of the people celebrating Valentine's Day are actually more romantic than sexual? Have you ever been to a Discord server run by girls? Or are most of your social interaction on incel forums?
by Crabaiaia » Sat Feb 13, 2021 4:52 am
The Blaatschapen wrote:Crabaiaia wrote:Don't you see that most of the people celebrating Valentine's Day are actually more romantic than sexual? Have you ever been to a Discord server run by girls? Or are most of your social interaction on incel forums?
I haven't been on a discord run by girls. Can you send me a few links?
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by Ethel mermania » Sat Feb 13, 2021 4:53 am
by Crabaiaia » Sat Feb 13, 2021 4:53 am
A-Series-Of-Tubes wrote:Crabaiaia wrote:Don't you see that most of the people celebrating Valentine's Day are actually more romantic than sexual? Have you ever been to a Discord server run by girls? Or are most of your social interaction on incel forums?
When did this become about me? I'm leaving the thread.
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by Laka Strolistandiler » Sat Feb 13, 2021 5:02 am
I reserve the right to /stillme any one-liners if my post is at least two lines long
by Hakinda Herseyi Duymak istiyorum » Sat Feb 13, 2021 5:11 am
by Crabaiaia » Sat Feb 13, 2021 5:12 am
Hakinda Herseyi Duymak istiyorum wrote:I don't know the religious part, but a day that makes up for sex cannot be dumb
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by Hakinda Herseyi Duymak istiyorum » Sat Feb 13, 2021 5:17 am
Wars are erupting in the Middle East over sexual repression, because political Islam is against all that is beautiful. That's why I think Valentine's Day is a beautiful day. every day you can have sex is beautiful.
by Old Tyrannia » Sat Feb 13, 2021 6:35 am
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by The Free Joy State » Sat Feb 13, 2021 6:50 am
Old Tyrannia wrote:Yes.
I did write a fairly lengthy post explaining why I dislike Valentine's Day, at least in its modern cultural expression, because of the way businesses and corporations exploit it to squeeze more money out of people, the shaming of people who don't like it by painting them as jealous singletons whether or not that is accurate and the shallow sentimentalism not reflecting the way I was taught to express love in my upbringing, but NationStates ate it and now I can't be bothered to write it out again so I'm just going to say Valentine's Day sucks and you can shove your chocolates and roses where sun doesn't shine.
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