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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.

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blackris@discuss.tchncs.de ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
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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- Demdaru@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
  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 psychopats just sitting your pets on the window and pointing at the beautifully ligthened sky while the poor pet shivers beside you?
  
  And for people - headphones exist. It’s literally one night a year.
  
  So yeah, no harm done.
  
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  - YouShouldSeeMyAlt@lemmy.zip ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    
    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.
    
    What a selfish and self centered argument.
    
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  - mrcleanup@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
    When I lived in LA it started a week early and on the 4th itself it was a fireworks show finale amount of fireworks for 8 hours straight.
    
    But just turn on the radio… right.
    
    Maybe it’s time to realize different places are different and there may be values to other people’s perspectives even if they don’t reflect your particular worldview.
    
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Rampsquatch@sh.itjust.works ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
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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ghostlychonk@lemmy.world ⁨3⁩ ⁨weeks⁩ ago
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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