They are explosives. They are less safe than most sports, movies, video games, concerts, tons of things. This is like saying “yes, doing knife throwing back at people is less safe then pillows”. Of course it is, but fireworks are still literally playing with explosives.
It’s almost like our collective experience is so boring and gloomy and so stressful for our little bodies and brains that we as a species are prone to mercurial outbursts where we act recklessly as a way to prove our existence to ourselves
Lightor@lemmy.world 2 months ago
That’s a false equivalency.
They are explosives. They are less safe than most sports, movies, video games, concerts, tons of things. This is like saying “yes, doing knife throwing back at people is less safe then pillows”. Of course it is, but fireworks are still literally playing with explosives.
ChexMax@lemmy.world 2 months ago
They’re safe relative to other explosives like bombs.
Lightor@lemmy.world 2 months ago
And way less safe than not playing with explosives at all.
You gain brief enjoyment at the risk of fires and injuries. This makes no sense.
ChexMax@lemmy.world 2 months ago
It’s almost like our collective experience is so boring and gloomy and so stressful for our little bodies and brains that we as a species are prone to mercurial outbursts where we act recklessly as a way to prove our existence to ourselves