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Comment on Ask HN: What do you want for Christmas?

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Wanting to be given things for Christmas is a little silly when you're an adult, I think. I anticipate my parents will buy me the clothing I never bother to buy for myself because I just couldn't care less about clothes.

I'm pretty weird about gifts though I guess. I feel like the concept of giving gifts on certain days is largely a product of cultural manipulation by the wider corporate sphere, so I just don't ever feel obligated, and make it clear to others that they not feel obligated, to give gifts on Christmas or birthdays. I buy gifts for people when they need something and won't or can't buy it themselves regardless of the time of year. Or sometimes just if I know they'll like it. I'm privileged enough to have more money than I need, so I don't really need or expect others to buy me anything.

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I almost decided to preface this with "for those of you who can just buy what you want..."

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