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I must agree with Iris.

Today is Valentine's Day, but why must we take a specific day of the year to focus on those we love? We should cherish our loved one's to our fullest all day every day. It seems this holliday was invented to sell chocolates and roses & smells like consumer exploitation.

I had originally posted this during the "Holiday" season titled "Hubris in the Holidays," but, apparently the system 'hiccuped' my entry out during an update. Anyway, I think the following (the former post) is relavant anytime:

Why is it that with every holiday season comes the inevitable question of consumer exploitation? Why is it that with every holiday season comes the barrage of claims that the holiday season was invented by corporations?