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Humans of New York had the most beautiful thread on this ?phenomenon?

https://twitter.com/humansofny/status/1602312067431927808?t=k6AwSSqDEc7hiRVuIVmHKA&s=19

If you only read one see 13/15. But the whole thing is worth it. It's Santa, talking about the joy and struggle of...being Santa.

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oh how beautiful... thank you for sharing this with me

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Dec 26, 2022Liked by visakan veerasamy

It's so cold here and this essay has warmed me up! "Sustaining nourishing contexts where people can behave in a meaningful way.." and "yes, it's made up, but all of human social reality is made up." how insightful.. thank you 🌺❤️

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merry xmas raju!

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Dec 28, 2022Liked by visakan veerasamy

Your Santa tweet was my absolute favourite one of your tweets. And though I often find myself randomly thinking about something you've poignantly tweeted, I think of this one the most. The simplicity, the warmth, the kindness, it always leaves me with fuzzies. Hope you're enjoying your holidays xoxo

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I'm so glad to hear it!! I am, I hope you are too Kru! ❤️

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Dec 26, 2022Liked by visakan veerasamy

This is great. Is there something like this santa thing that everybody already does? Where theres a secret that we let kids in when they grow up that doesnt destroy the original fact, but rather recontextualizes it?

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I'm not sure; I feel like there must be, but maybe it's not as universal. There are probably some local versions everywhere but I struggle to come up with one off the top of my head 🤔

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Care to outsource this to your twitter? I cant think of things like this except certain esoteric teachings of religions that were only meant for an elite

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