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firework pros:

• pretty lights oooh ahhh

firework cons:

• scare animals
• noise pollution
• fucks with nocturnal species like bats
• dangerous if used by randos
• interrupts sleep

idk it's hard to say if they're good or not

I think of all the troops at home quivering from ptsd

i'm a very strong supporter of fireworks, but they suffer from many of the structural problems that make so many neutral-cool things problematic in capitalist/yankee/etc. systems.

think of these when they were invented. the only ways we had to brighten our cities at night were candles and oil, small, not very bright. the buildings were not very tall, and quite flammable. the cats that decided flammable weapons used in sieges would look sick domestically were being extremely unsafe but turned out to be extremely right. man made thunder and lightning happening above your head (usually) not killing you. completely delightful. cities used to be a lot quieter without cars, planes, and industry. occasional loud noises were more unique and novel.

modern suckage: loudness, the city is fucking loud and 80% of the things that are loud are not spectacular in any way, just irritating. quiet being the special state to seek out is a reversal of what has existed for most of human history. urban sprawl, i can hear but not see most occurrences of fireworks in my vicinity--then what's the point? it's like hearing just the bass through the wall of a neighbor listening to music, even if it was music you liked it is not enjoyable dismembered. alienation/lack of community, fed by the physical distance of sprawl: very often fireworks are still attached to festivities, but not strictly public ones anymore. you couldn't use the shared space of your medieval neighborhood to independently fire off rockets without being reprimanded or it becoming a public event; modern suburb castle doctrine freaks seem to think they can and are largely allowed to subject several kilometers to their displays with no obligation to party with the people that have to witness it

Fuck fireworks. Can't stand them

death to fireworks

Always shoot fireworks far away from populations.

Firework:

Unpopulated area:

anyone using fireworks should be thrown in jail for 30 days.

have never known a kid or animal that didn't need to be taught not to fear them so 🤷 while I think they're pretty, they don't seem worth the terrible things they put so many of my comrades through

it probably is Diwali.. fireworks have been on sale all over the Indian grocery stores for the past couple weeks

Fireworks should be banned, for a multitude of reasons, but damn if I won't miss them. I have fond memories watching fireworks. I guess I live in a community largely build around fireworks displays, so to me it's all about meeting in the park, grabbing some too expensive food from a cart vendor and watching fireworks with friends.

I wouldn't mind it so much (even in the city), but for stints it was constantly through the summer, nonstop around July 4th. Even all the stuff about environmental health, stress to pets, ptsd having people, etc, maybe settle for just a few times a year?

I like to burn things and blow things up.

But like, I don't do it. It's really wasteful.

I like using them to blow up my little green army men in my sandbox.

The other day some dipshit set off a firecracker right in front of me and I really should’ve beat his ass.