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There seems to be a viral quality to unnecessary petty hostility. Case in point: all things pumpkin spice. Why does anyone GAF?

Posted by mara Sep 5 '17, 08:11

I think people cultivate this stupid hostility simply because they see other people expressing it.

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I think it is backlash to "marketing culture" ... I don't hate pumpkin spice, I hate all the ads declaring "Pumpkin Spice season is BACK y'all!!!" -- nm - rollo Sep 5, 08:26 6
- I will also just put this here but I could have also put it in Ralph's birthday thread -- (link) - rollo Sep 5, 08:39
- Yeah, it could have just been a nice little thing that some people like and some don't. Instead we have to get beat over the head every year with the PSL stick - con_carne Sep 5, 08:33 1
  - I lay pumpkin spiced eggs from Sept 1 to Nov 1 -- nm - Golden Goose Sep 5, 08:36
- In the specific case of pumpkin spice, that's part of it - "don't tell me what to like". But unnecessarily petty hostility being viral exists outside of that, -- (edited) - Roger More Sep 5, 08:30 2
  - to your IM, that's just social darwinism at work ... out of that shark pit the next Elon Musk will climb, probably wearing Adidas -- nm - rollo Sep 5, 08:36 1
    - For sure, and is a continuation of that social darwinism. Like mara says, it's viral and people do it because they see other people do it, and - Roger More Sep 5, 08:45
It facilitates social bonding. "You hate pumpkin spice and are annoyed by the people who get excited by it? Me too!" - Roger More Sep 5, 08:19
People are idiots. Pumpkin spice is a wonderful flavour for warm coffee beverages. -- nm - Shaun Sep 5, 08:14 2
- meh -- nm - decline Sep 5, 08:14 1
  - Such petty hostility. -- nm - Shaun Sep 5, 08:16

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There seems to be a viral quality to unnecessary petty hostility. Case in point: all things pumpkin spice. Why does anyone GAF?

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