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> People who clap when someone blows out the candles at a birthday party are in fact gleefully exclaiming over that person being a year closer to death, celebrating the impending end of their life, picturing coffins in their heads.

You say this like a joke, but I have trouble understanding the inexplicably popular Beach Boys song "Wouldn't It Be Nice" any other way.

Wouldn't it be nice if we were older

Then we wouldn't have to wait so long

What are we supposed to be waiting for? All of the consequences of being older are bad.

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