my parents labeled gifts from santa but they didn't try very hard w/ the whole deception thing and i don't remember ever thinking the presents were actually from santa. (my dad insisted they were but his tone was super ironic.) so i don't really Get santa or how christmas is insufficiently magic w/out him but i don't think the lie is like hugely wicked or anything. as for coca-cola, consumerism, corporations hiring psychologist whores to teach them how best to manipulate small children into telling their parents they hate them if they don't get some sweatshop plastic bullshit, well yup; but that's year-round, and anyway don't worry the flood's coming.
― difficult listening hour, Friday, 30 December 2011 17:34 (twelve years ago) link
the flipside of my parents not trying very hard to actually trick me is that they continued to label presents from santa (and my dad smirkingly continued to insist they were from santa) until i was like 14.
― difficult listening hour, Friday, 30 December 2011 17:40 (twelve years ago) link
corporations hiring psychologist whores to teach them how best to manipulate small children into telling their parents they hate them if they don't get some sweatshop plastic bullshit
Nicely illustrates my point about manipulative adult lies to kids leading to harsh resentments.
― Aimless, Friday, 30 December 2011 17:40 (twelve years ago) link