Look at those cultures celebrating something they hold important for no other reason that it brings them joy and a sense of community, idiots.
Like sure it’s been co-opted and commercialized but this attitude of ‘axshually celebrating new years is stupid for these logical reasons’ is really tiresome. Especially in a community that’s supposed to lift people and cultures up not make fun of them for what makes them happy.
I need lemmy to be able to sense when I’m already cranky and just disable my ability to comment on a 12hr cooldown.
You're telling me Scotty doesn't like an occasion to drink?
He's pissed he had to wait for Kirk's speech to finish
Now that I can believe. "SHUT UP ABOUT FREEDOM, YE OLD WINDBAG! I WANT FREEDOM TO DRINK SOME SCOTCH!"
Uhura seems to be on the same page
But only certain regions of that one planet too.
Even China celebrates the Gregorian New Year alongside Chinese New Year. Pretty much every country on Earth holds January 1st in some manner of importance even if it is meaningless to their earlier culture.
Well, personally, I didn't choose to celebrate this planet arbitrarily. I chose it because I live there.
Maybe they standardize it by then to be more inclusive?
Your geologic and astronomically significant holidays have been standardized to Earth time. Congratulations!
You understand perfectly. Joy will now commence, lasting for precisely one Earth standard hour, prior to resumption of productivity.
Edit: added the first and third images.
Inclusion usually means you embrace and accept differences, not force your idea on someone else.
"It's a new year somewhere in the galaxy"
knocks one back
There's still value in having a standard reference calendar even if it's an arbitrary one.
Well, they're all humans from Earth, so it makes sense that they'd continue to observe their own traditional celebrations. I'm sure the Klingons also have their own holidays, tied to their own calendar, and I don't see any problem with that. Same for every other group.
Was this actually a New Year’s Day thing or was it just a wrap party thing?
I should also point out that beginning the new year on January 1 is arbitrary as well. We could have chosen any day, in any season. We also could have standardized on a lunar new year from one of many cultures that use lunar calendars.
Lastly, we could have instead chosen to standardize on the Sidereal year which differs from the Solar year by 20 minutes, 24.5 seconds, but nevertheless would be another interesting way of operating a calendar!
