What Is the Point of Everyday Pleasures

What is the point of sucking a strap on What is the point of a smelling the roses on a walk? What is the point of giving your lover a squeeze when holding their hand? What is the point of opening your car window and out of it on a drive, or learning to ride a bicycle with no hands?

A screenshot of two online comments: the first questions the purpose of sucking a strap, while the second humorously compares it to enjoying ordinary sensory pleasures and affectionate gestures. The punchline is an absurd defense of pointless pleasure, implying that the strange act is worthwhile for the same reason people smell roses, squeeze a lover’s hand, enjoy the wind while driving, or ride a bicycle without hands. EN: A screenshot of two online comments: the first questions the purpose of sucking a strap, while the second humorously compares it to enjoying ordinary sensory pleasures and affectionate gestures. The punchline is an absurd defense of pointless pleasure, implying that the strange act is worthwhile for the same reason people smell roses, squeeze a lover’s hand, enjoy the wind while driving, or ride a bicycle without hands.

• @afrosidemoon / 71080 2025-03-19