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[โ€“] [email protected] 9 points 8 months ago (1 children)

And the irony is, it's actually really important to be valued for your existence - just for being who you are regardless of your success or participation.

Indeed, one might say baby photos are a kind of existence trophy, as are birthday cards.

[โ€“] [email protected] 4 points 8 months ago

I suspect birthday celebrations are a thing because until relatively recently making it past childhood was genuinely an achievement.