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

  • NocturnalMorning@lemmy.world
    112·
    5 months ago

    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
      3·
      5 months ago

      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·
        5 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 🤣