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whole·some meme hōl-səm\mēm
A meme that promotes health or well-being of body, mind, and/or soul.

A meme that is pure of heart, devoid of corruption or malice, modest, stable, virtuous, and all-around sweet and compassionate.

A meme that conveys support, positivity, compassion, understanding, love, affection, and genuine friendship by re-contextualizing classic meme formats, and using them to display warmth and empathy.

A meme with no snark or sarcasm that displays genuine human emotion and subverts a generally negative meme to be more positive.

Definition of a meme/memetics A way of describing cultural information being shared.

An element of a culture or system of behavior that may be considered to be passed from one individual to another by non genetic means, especially imitation.

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[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (2 children)

What an awful way to view gift giving.

I don't ever expect reciprocation when I give a gift. That's the entire point of a gift. We're not bartering.

[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Then congratulations on having a healthy childhood. I sure as hell didn't. For me I will only ever see it as an obligation. My mother used them as ways to control me. Now I just don't like getting gifts because it makes me think that person is going to hurt me.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago (1 children)

I mean... that still sounds awful. Just through no fault of your own. Which is arguably worse. Or at least more sympathetic.

[–] [email protected] -1 points 1 year ago

Yeah that's all I mean. Not everyone purposefully views gift giving like that. I had to do so as a simple defense mechanism.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Yeah I used to get shamed for not buying presents when I was a teenager and didn't have a job and I find it really mentally taxing to figure out what to buy people.. people who are good gift givers are capable of doing so without it hurting themselves financially too much imo. when I had a job I found myself over compensating by buying people expensive electronics which wasn't sustainable if I was going to save up and move out so the whole thing just stresses me out.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Just out of curiosity would you still buy someone gifts if you knew they didn't like receiving them?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Short answer is "no". I don't want to make people uncomfortable and won't foist gifts onto them that they don't want. It can be nuanced though, depending on the person and situation. Some gifts are better received than others. Some might not even be perceived as gifts.