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300 million lbs of fireworks and 2.7 billion dollars gone in a cloud of smoke.

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[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 7 points 4 months ago (3 children)

humans have a deep need to celebrate and to come together in large groups and have shared experiences

Isn't that what parades are for?

personally I feel they remind me that there are bigger things out there than the daily grind of existence

There are other ways to get that. The universe is huge, look up on a quiet night with little light pollution.

[–] intensely_human@lemm.ee 4 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Isn't that what parades are for?

Kinda. Parades are also for showing off nuclear warheads and how precisely your soldiers can march.

Fireworks are a more non centralized version of it. Everyone can participate in the fireworks, not just stand there and watch.

Also they burst in air, giving them better visibility than something that just flows down the street in front of you.

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago

Everyone can participate in the fireworks, not just stand there and watch.

Don't we just stand there when we watch fireworks too 🤣

[–] aidan@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Isn't that what parades are for?

But parades are boring

There are other ways to get that. The universe is huge, look up on a quiet night with little light pollution.

People need novelty in life, if it's there every day it's not special.

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

That's fair, I just think there are ways to get that besides blowing things up once a year, especially given that fireworks produce a lot of unnecessary waste and pollution in the environment.

[–] aidan@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I just think there are ways to get that besides blowing things up once a year

I mean, I think it's good that people get to safely experience explosions, something most people probably wouldn't experience in their lives otherwise.

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

I wouldn't say it's necessarily safe, ERs are full of people who almost blew off their hand or other appendages around 4th of July.

[–] aidan@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

Stairs are relatively safe, tens of thousands of people still die from them every year.

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago (1 children)

Only one of those things is completely optional.

[–] aidan@lemmy.world 0 points 4 months ago

Buildings could be designed with limited usage of stairs

[–] Feathercrown@lemmy.world 2 points 4 months ago* (last edited 4 months ago) (1 children)

"Your existential fulfillment is wrong, do it my way instead."

[–] NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world 1 points 4 months ago

It's a huge environmental hazard too.