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bdrummond said:
You wish LESS companies would do this?

It's not even about having deceased parents for me. This is great for people who have tried and tried and cannot have kids, yet everything around them is people talking about their offspring, or asking "why don't you have kids?". One less annoying reminder of what can be viewed as personal failures.
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I wish no companies would do it. I'm not a fan.
 
bdrummond said:
You wish LESS companies would do this?

It's not even about having deceased parents for me. This is great for people who have tried and tried and cannot have kids, yet everything around them is people talking about their offspring, or asking "why don't you have kids?". One less annoying reminder of what can be viewed as personal failures.
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It's also nice for people with really bad/toxic relationships with their parents. It's actually a really great idea to offer an opt out option, and I gotta give VMP kudos for thinking of this.
 
What I'm getting at I guess is that there's multiple reasons, including those posted here why hearing the noise around mother's and father's day is pretty shitty for some for a good combined month out of the year, I'm curious as to why some people would think that giving the ability to opt out of at least hearing about it from one place would be a bad idea.
 
bdrummond said:
Can I ask why?
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Sure. And I don't mean anything controversial nor is it a hill I'd die on. More just a reflection of my overall attitudes about the modern self and how we treat it as a culture. I dislike the rounding of corners and I see this as an example. I have the same attitude about trigger warnings or yelling down opinions we don't agree with.

Again, not a big deal with me. If it brings someone an easier day then, sure, it doesn't cause me any trouble (not a fan of people seeing most interactions as zero sums, either - thanks, Trump!). Still, my opinion stands even when I know the world doesn't operate based on my opinions.

I only commented because I thought it was funny that I literally said the opposite to a coworker moments prior. Not in any way to convince anyone of my stance. I imagine I'm in a minority.
 
Big Diaper Energy said:
Sure. And I don't mean anything controversial nor is it a hill I'd die on. More just a reflection of my overall attitudes about the modern self and how we treat it as a culture. I dislike the rounding of corners and I see this as an example. I have the same attitude about trigger warnings or yelling down opinions we don't agree with.

Again, not a big deal with me. If it brings someone an easier day then, sure, it doesn't cause me any trouble (not a fan of people seeing most interactions as zero sums, either - thanks, Trump!). Still, my opinion stands even when I know the world doesn't operate based on my opinions.

I only commented because I thought it was funny that I literally said the opposite to a coworker moments prior. Not in any way to convince anyone of my stance. I imagine I'm in a minority.
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I mean, that's fine and you're certainly entitled to your opinion and I respect where you're coming from.

For me, it's small things like this that give me hope that we're advancing ever so slightly as a society and becoming more inclusive in some respects (yes, I know there's a whole other subset of individuals that loathe this fact). It's at least acknowledging the fact that there are some circumstances where someone is fucking absolutely blasted with "parenthood" without consideration for past and current experiences, that I appreciate.
 
bdrummond said:
I mean, that's fine and you're certainly entitled to your opinion and I respect where you're coming from.

For me, it's small things like this that give me hope that we're advancing ever so slightly as a society and becoming more inclusive in some respects (yes, I know there's a whole other subset of individuals that loathe this fact). It's at least acknowledging the fact that there are some circumstances where someone is fucking absolutely blasted with "parenthood" without consideration for past and current experiences, that I appreciate.
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I respect your stance. Although we are talking past one another in some foundational ideas, then. I don't think of things like this as inclusivity, nor a function of society but rather best left for individual mitigation and tolerance. I don't, personally, loathe inclusivity and welcome it. I just don't think that every way in which we could protect people's emotions is what is meant by inclusivity. Again, my gauge is not the measure, though, is it?
 
Yeah, I feel like learning to not dwell on the bad shit is an important skill but I also feel like life will present you with enough bad shit regardless that if you are someone that gets down or triggered by things of this nature and you need the edges of life dulled a bit then what’s it hurt?
 
I’m surprised they put Frances the Mute into swaps but not octahedron… was kinda hoping that one would be there. Looks like I might just be getting bright eyes and Sigur ros. Gonna save patsy cline for a different month.
 
TenderLovingKiller® said:
Yeah, I feel like learning to not dwell on the bad shit is an important skill but I also feel like life will present you with enough bad shit regardless that if you are someone that gets down or triggered by things of this nature and you need the edges of life dulled a bit then what’s it hurt?
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Speaking from personal experience, it's hard to not dwell on something when every day that one thing is pretty much waved in your face through interactions with others, and then there's two days out of the year dedicated to that one thing (one for him, one for her), and a couple of weeks lead up those days which every marketing ploy in the book aimed at those days.

You try and move on, but there are just times when you get roundhoused in the face by it.

Not arguing what you're saying, because it seems like you get the "what's the harm" point of it all, but just providing examples.
 
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bdrummond said:
Speaking from personal experience, it's hard to not dwell on something when every day that one thing is pretty much waved in your face through interactions with others, and then there's two days out of the year dedicated to that one thing (one for him, one for her), and a couple of weeks lead up those days which everything marketing ploy in the book aimed at those days.

You try and move on, but there are just times when you get roundhoused in the face by it.

Not arguing what you're saying, because it seems like you get the "what's the harm" point of it all, but just providing examples.
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Yeah, I get it. We all handle things differently and if it helps some people (even a little bit) then it’s fine by me.
 
NewsFedora said:
As someone who is now an ex-member, I'm morbidly curious if there's anything different or exciting in swaps this month.
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I'm eyeing the Muddy Waters album but nothing out of left field or worth jumping back in depending on how long ago your sub lapsed. Like if it was around 1 or two months ago, then no point.
 
Big Diaper Energy said:
I respect your stance. Although we are talking past one another in some foundational ideas, then. I don't think of things like this as inclusivity, nor a function of society but rather best left for individual mitigation and tolerance. I don't, personally, loathe inclusivity and welcome it. I just don't think that every way in which we could protect people's emotions is what is meant by inclusivity. Again, my gauge is not the measure, though, is it?
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Don't worry , the terms mother and father will soon be replaced by something non gender specific..happy person who raised me day
 
JonnyH said:
I think too many people are missing the point. Just don't send marketing emails ever.


A $40 bright eyes album that was originally pressed at RTI and cut by KG. Is it hard to come by now?
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It actually is quite hard to come by. I had been looking to buy one for about a year now and it has been pricey. Cheapest copy of the 2016 remaster on discogs in the US is $70 now. and the OG is $100+ in the US. I picked up the 2016 reissue a few weeks ago since I couldn't afford the KG one.
 
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