cross-posted from: https://lemmy.world/post/40632364

For those that can’t stand this time of the year, my misery seeks company. What does it for you?

For me: aside from the usual family stuff:

I worked front-end in a post office back when that meant a line-up before I opened the doors to the end of the day when I had to inform the line-up that was still out the door that, yes, I was going to close on time. (Some didn’t take that well. For me it was just another Tuesday…)

It meant a lot of work with little thanks and I had to listen to the same shitty Xmas playlist over and over all day.

Edit/PS: The quick downvote sells it. Perfection. chefs kiss

  • 𝕱𝖎𝖗𝖊𝖜𝖎𝖙𝖈𝖍@lemmy.world
    5·
    18 hours ago

    It’s a deeply conservative, religious, capitalist holiday that is forced on all of us. It generates a shit ton of waste. The music is absolutely terrible and drives me crazy. It’s not an accessible holiday, and deeply traumatizing for a lot of (especially queer) people. It brings out people’s privileges, but we’re all expected to go along with it and be happy, and if you don’t observe it everyone treats you like you’re insane. Fuck Christmas, the Grinch was right.

    I’d much rather observe the solstice

    Edit: also who the fuck is happy with the state of the world?