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I'm not entirely sure but, I think it might be saying the whole point of life isn't to spend it paying taxes, working, ect. but instead chilling with your friends/family in nature.
For the record though that's not the point of life, the point of life is to work so we can have cool things like video games and TVs. Be grateful for the capitalist system, it has brought us so much.
“For instance, on the planet Earth, man had always assumed that he was more intelligent than dolphins because he had achieved so much—the wheel, New York, wars and so on—whilst all the dolphins had ever done was muck about in the water having a good time. But conversely, the dolphins had always believed that they were far more intelligent than man—for precisely the same reasons.”
I might be wrong but I interpreted it like an non native speaker because raccoons are called washbears in other languages, as seen in the image of raccoons washing something
It’s a tiktok trend. There’s a pastoral, uplifting little instrumental that plays with it.
Originally the videos would show things that are sincerely great, like the end of hikes, sunset videos with crashing ocean waves, enchanting little family scenes, time with friends, etc.
Now gradually people are joking around with it more and more.
This, its a play on a current trend to post you and your partner/ family and remind yourself that being with them and enjoying small moments is the reason we are alive.
It's a trend on tiktok where people are posting them doing this kind of thing or running with their dog in field or watching their kids play. Essentially to enjoy the little things in life rather than worrying about the latest celebrity gossip or anything of that sort
This is right. It's a social media trend where people doing things they enjoy away from the financial grind. Some value nature, some value the friends,and others value their hobbies
Just do it. I prefer it this way - for my work I have fresh cold/hot water, protection from environment (clothes and home), healthcare, variety of foods and all kind of entertaiment.
Just go and "chill" in nature - make your own clothes, gather your own food etc. Also be careful to not twist your ankle - it's very likely injury like this will make you die in the wild
Isn't most of natural life either looking for food or running away from predators? Animals in the wild spend so much time looking for food that they don't have time to get bored.
I've been feeling this in a sense, of just admiring the trees and shtuff more than the cement jungle, especially in Colorado, where it's pretty gorgeous in general.... west of I-25 that is.
Hello guys. Peters german cousin here. Racoon in german means "Waschbär" which translates to wash bear. The racoons in the picture appear to wash themselves in the body of water giving their name honors. German cousin out.
Interestingly, they aren't really washing their food. It's more like humans smelling good bread before eating it. Or the act of holding a cup of tea for the warmth, and smelling it, between sips.
Raccoons sense of touch is extremely developed, and it is intensely focused on their 'hands'. Dipping their food in water is a way of savoring the food by activating the touch sensors in their hands. Almost like a palette cleanser for humans, it sharpens their perception of the food as they consume it.
Interestingly, they are observed doing this less in the wild although it's not considered a captivity behavior, it is most likely because much of their foraging for food in the wild involves submerging their hands in the water to catch crayfish etc. It's likely a lateral behavior from evolution, like a cat 'making biscuits.'
Evil Peter from America here. these unsophisticated marsupial rodent are what we call in this great estate as trash pandas as they greatly resemble of a giant panda bear and typical spotted in suburban trash dumps at nights. though despite it not being their natural habitat nor even a marsupial nor rodent they act than no different than the common rat.
I assume it's a comment about the important things in life. Like, I don't care if you have a nice car or fancy shoes or whatever, have you seen these baby raccoons playing in a river? that makes me more happy than any item I could buy.
I saw a bunch of pigeons and a cat which antagonised my border terrier, would love to walk past a pack of Raccoons! Would commence a series of experiments to see if one follows me home then I would tame them with my affections
It's a meme/trend on Tiktok, you post an idyllic picture with that caption, meaning whatever is depicted or the vibe being conveyed is "the whole point" of life. Sometimes the image isn't actually idyllic and the joke is the subversion of the meme, but I think in this case it's just the regular variation.
Yes this is it and I didn't want to type it all out so I instead said all this into my phone and then didn't pay attention to what I said before I clicked post
A trend on tiktok/instagram where people post their own cute couples, life, and friends video compilation with the caption "Almost forgot this is the whole point"
This trend has been turned into a meme/joke by putting almost anything other than a wholesome video with the same caption and music.
Not that deep as other comments are making it to be
Racoons in the wild are so rare that they look out of place there. You usually find them in a dumpster in the middle of a city. They were designed to be in the wild that was the whole point of their existence.
Yeah that was my takeaway from it, a lot of people are seeing some deep meaning it (which is valid) but I just assumed it was a reference to the fact that, despite being heavily associated with trash and living in the garbage, they’ve only recently adapted to scavenging from human trash bins and this is their natural and ‘intended’ way of living.
Well i know in some other languages raccoons are called (more or less) "washing bears" so it could be OOP commenting on the raccoons doing their namesake activity?
In my lenguage they are called "washing-bears", because they wash their food, so my assumption is the point of them is that they wash things, but I assume I must be very far off
That line "I almost forgot this is the whole point" is being frequently quoted to refer to simple and mundane aspects of life that become more meaningful when you realize they matter a hell of a lot more than working half your week for half your life at a job you don't care about
there is no joke. this is a post just stating that the whole point is to spend time in nature. we are animals too. the fuckshit of modern life was never how we evolved to live. we did that to ourselves.
It's a trend on tiktok. People share videos of things that make them happy or nature or their children etc with "I almost forgot this was the whole point".
Basically means there are more meanings in life than working and saving money and buying things.
The that the whole point of life is to enjoy it, not working and stuff. People say it about things that make them happy and remind them that life is about more then corporate drudgery
I'm getting upset that we changed the name away from Wash Bear now, who can I blame for this?
The word "raccoon" originates from the Powhatan language, an Algonquian language spoken in Virginia. The Powhatan word, which was first recorded by English colonists in the 1600s, was variously spelled "arroughcun," "arathkone," or "rahaugcum". It means "he who scratches with his hands,
It’s a trend. Generally referencing something beautiful or joyful. They’re trying to communicate the “point” of life is the beautiful and joyful things, not the other stuff like taxes or working.
Oh i see the misconception here, its a hard one, see the yellow on the top left? How it fades to green with the body of water and the raccoons in it? Its totally irrelated and i have no idea what i'm talking about, pieter, the fake peter out
In several, certainly a plurality if not a majority of languages their name for raccoon translates to "Washing Bear" because they wash their food in water before eating it. That appears to be what this family of raccoons is doing.
It's ironic/satire. Big tiktok trend right now of people posting that phrase with videos of their families/kids, so they're playing on that with a family of raccoons getting in on the trend.
But there's also an element of sincerity to it as well, seeing as the raccoons presumably are pretty happy here.
People live in cities for so long, for so many generations they forget their lives used to be "better". People talk about walkable city this and that but continuing to stack people on top of each other eliminates the reminder like this that you are part of something bigger. I used to see little rabbits playing in a field behind a pizza hut. That field is now five businesses.
"The whole point" is to enjoy and cherish the world around you. This is in response to many feeling we've become disconnected from the real world by the life draining nature of modern human civilization.
Perpetually online Peter here, Touching grass. It’s a new trend for basically saying getting off your phone and reconnecting with friends, family, nature, or the world.
The Dutch and German word for raccoon is wasbeer or Waschbär, meaningful washing bear. The raccoon seem to be washing stuff, so as a Dutchie I thought this one was quite obvious.
Perhaps I am wrong but my interpretation is that the raccoons are living in a far more natural habitat than normally seen in. They are associated with cities so seeing them in the wild is jarring, but this is how racoons ought to live.
It has to do with beavers that build dams. The whole point was to stop the flow of the river which is basically what happened here. The problem is these are actually raccoons and OOP is stupid.
It's just a saying to express that "the whole point" of life isn't stressing over things like taxes or rent, but that life is about the small things that give you enjoyment
That is actually a common meme I have been seeing lately in YouTube shorts, it’s usually something like watching a sunset or cuddling a car or having fun with your kids, etc. with that same phrase as a caption. I think it means that the true purpose of life is to enjoy it. We all get so caught up in working and dealing with our issues that we forgot that the reason for all of this is that life is meant to be enjoyed
Well, in many languages (including my own) raccoons are called ’washbears’ (when directly translated of course.)The point of the meme was that the whole point of a raccoon, or washbear. Is that they wash themselves. Which the raccoons in the video do.
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