PSA for those in America
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the most venuarable get hurt by almost everything, not all of them are gonna live
Are you implying that people and animals should rather die?
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It is. Yes. Doesn't change the message.
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Heh. Opposite to everyone here, I am pro-fireworks.
Once a year.
Bird deaths are sad thing but if it's a planned thing once a year, people can shelter their pets and folk who are vulnerable can simply prepare. No harm done, honestly.
But oh my god do I want to murder wankers who proceed to shoot fireworks, often just under peoples windows, for weeks after that. Dear god am I feeling hateful for that.
And yeah, about why I like fireworks - they are pretty, feel amazing, are special occasion and overall, are fun. And yes, that's literally blowing money into the air so I don't do that much, but I still love them.
Edit: Oh, and when done en-masse, there's something magical to them. Even awe inspiring.
Hey, you're supposed to be shitting on the same thing everyone else is shitting on, not making reasonable points that I totally agree with!
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Fireworks might be beautiful for a moment, but they leave behind a trail of harm.
They pollute the air with toxic chemicals and fine dust, spiking asthma and breathing problems. After events like July 4th or Diwali, air quality drops dangerously — and people with lung issues feel it immediately.
The noise isn’t just loud — it’s traumatizing. Pets panic, birds die, and people with PTSD or autism often suffer in silence.
Tradition isn’t a good excuse when it causes this much damage.
Not all traditions are worth keeping — especially when they hurt the most vulnerable.Gimme a cool drone show over fireworks any day
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Heh. Opposite to everyone here, I am pro-fireworks.
Once a year.
Bird deaths are sad thing but if it's a planned thing once a year, people can shelter their pets and folk who are vulnerable can simply prepare. No harm done, honestly.
But oh my god do I want to murder wankers who proceed to shoot fireworks, often just under peoples windows, for weeks after that. Dear god am I feeling hateful for that.
And yeah, about why I like fireworks - they are pretty, feel amazing, are special occasion and overall, are fun. And yes, that's literally blowing money into the air so I don't do that much, but I still love them.
Edit: Oh, and when done en-masse, there's something magical to them. Even awe inspiring.
Agreed. On the holiday, even a bit on the weekend is fine. But last year we had one asshole somewhere in the neighborhood who was setting off those ones that are literally just a large booming noise until at least 12am for about la week straight. This year has been much more reserved. I'm thinking they either moved or possibly their immediate neighbors threatened them.
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the most venuarable get hurt by almost everything, not all of them are gonna live
Hope you keep that mindset if you ever become venuarable
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Funny. In Germany we have been discussing banning fireworks for new years for a while now since more and more people realize the mix of alcohol and fireworks is a bad idea and traumatizing pets, war refugees and old people, killing wildlife and poisoning the air for days to come is not worth it so some people can watch something go boom.
It's banned here and people still shot off hundreds of them directly across the street from city hall and the police station. As well as every direction in the distance.
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AI detectors don’t work reliably, and often just end up flagging autistic people as AI. And even if it is, the points can still be valid. The em dash is a big giveaway, but those are also common with people who read a lot of fanfic (cough autistics cough). Because the em dash is commonly used in fanfic dialogue, so fanfic readers and writers get used to seeing and using it.
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Cops are worse.
They're also stupid and disruptive.
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what kind of injuries they see the most on 4th of July.
The explosive kind?
Many victims have blue eyes.
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It's not just the 4th of July. Assholes here sell and set off fireworks for any possible holiday.
Edit: I love fireworks. I love watching the huge shows and setting them off myself. I don't like hearing them at 3am on Christmas morning. Or the three days leading up. Or the next month of random explosions until they pick up again for the new year, of which is when they should be used. But then they continue until they're sold again for valentines day. Once again, I love fireworks, just not to celebrate the existence of Wednesday.
I live in a vacation town where fireworks are illegal and I can hear them basically every weekend from Memorial Day to Labor Day.
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AI detectors don’t work reliably, and often just end up flagging autistic people as AI. And even if it is, the points can still be valid. The em dash is a big giveaway, but those are also common with people who read a lot of fanfic (cough autistics cough). Because the em dash is commonly used in fanfic dialogue, so fanfic readers and writers get used to seeing and using it.
At this point. I just block anyone I see using the em dash. Will a few false positives slip in? Sure, but I'm confident that I'm blocking more bots than nots.
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Many victims have blue eyes.
Could you explain please? I don't understand
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Gimme a cool drone show over fireworks any day
I went to Universal around last Christmas and they had an awesome drone show. I had never seen anything like it and didn't even know it was a thing. 100% better than a fireworks display.
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Could you explain please? I don't understand
One blew this way, one blew that way
::: spoiler Tap for un-spoiler?
It is dark/sophomoric humor, and I poorly constructed the straight-man/funny-man mechanic; I expected someone to add the punchline before you got here.It lives rent-free in my brain's darker space, having popped up in the aftermath of the Challenger Distaster.
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It is. Yes. Doesn't change the message.
But why are you using AI to write forum posts?
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Heh. Opposite to everyone here, I am pro-fireworks.
Once a year.
Bird deaths are sad thing but if it's a planned thing once a year, people can shelter their pets and folk who are vulnerable can simply prepare. No harm done, honestly.
But oh my god do I want to murder wankers who proceed to shoot fireworks, often just under peoples windows, for weeks after that. Dear god am I feeling hateful for that.
And yeah, about why I like fireworks - they are pretty, feel amazing, are special occasion and overall, are fun. And yes, that's literally blowing money into the air so I don't do that much, but I still love them.
Edit: Oh, and when done en-masse, there's something magical to them. Even awe inspiring.
Jup, no harm done. Just millions of wild animals that get scared, wounded or are dying as a result. Not to forget the massive pollution of the air and the environment or the people with pets or special needs who are in most cases not really able to protect themselves from that. We humans are so shitty that this is by far not the worse we do. But "no harm done" is a sick joke.
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Fireworks might be beautiful for a moment, but they leave behind a trail of harm.
They pollute the air with toxic chemicals and fine dust, spiking asthma and breathing problems. After events like July 4th or Diwali, air quality drops dangerously — and people with lung issues feel it immediately.
The noise isn’t just loud — it’s traumatizing. Pets panic, birds die, and people with PTSD or autism often suffer in silence.
Tradition isn’t a good excuse when it causes this much damage.
Not all traditions are worth keeping — especially when they hurt the most vulnerable.Traditions are peer pressure from dead people
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Jup, no harm done. Just millions of wild animals that get scared, wounded or are dying as a result. Not to forget the massive pollution of the air and the environment or the people with pets or special needs who are in most cases not really able to protect themselves from that. We humans are so shitty that this is by far not the worse we do. But "no harm done" is a sick joke.
wrote on last edited by [email protected]Are you shooting in forest or something? Birds in cities, yes, and I even admitted it in my previous comment, so what's you on about?
And what do you mean people with pets or special needs are not able to protect themselves? Ever heard of a radio? One of many things you can use to drown out the shots for pets. Or are you just sitting your pets on the window and pointing at the beautifully ligthened sky while the poor pet shivers beside you, like psychopats?
And for people - headphones exist. It's literally one night a year.
So yeah, no harm done.
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Are you shooting in forest or something? Birds in cities, yes, and I even admitted it in my previous comment, so what's you on about?
And what do you mean people with pets or special needs are not able to protect themselves? Ever heard of a radio? One of many things you can use to drown out the shots for pets. Or are you just sitting your pets on the window and pointing at the beautifully ligthened sky while the poor pet shivers beside you, like psychopats?
And for people - headphones exist. It's literally one night a year.
So yeah, no harm done.
You can repeat "no harm done" at the end of every comment, and it wouldn't change any of the data we have proving it does, in fact, a lot of harm
