This is gonna be the thread where we talk about stuff

A lot of holidays in the U.S., they way they are celebrated now, at least, were basically invented or hijacked by business to sell more stuff. In case that’s not enough, the Congress wastes a lot of time inventing useless days of commemoration at the behest of businesses hoping to “get theirs” (and this is despite having rules against that since the 90s... ain’t no rule says you can’t acknowledge that today is National Caramel Custard Day). These things are not completely unique to this country, but I think it a little amusing in a way about how hand-wringing about the crass commercialism of American holidays is now itself a crassly commercialized holiday tradition (and to think that I can do it for free!).

So basically, if you see these traditions being imported, maybe it’s because your local industries decided they want in on some of that filthy lucre. But maybe it’s still a big heartless MNC, who am I to say.

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