Grayox to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 6 months agoDoes anyone else feel like fireworks are a complete waste of money and a ridiculous amount of unnecessary Pollution?message-squaremessage-square402fedilinkarrow-up1943arrow-down1148file-text
arrow-up1795arrow-down1message-squareDoes anyone else feel like fireworks are a complete waste of money and a ridiculous amount of unnecessary Pollution?Grayox to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 6 months agomessage-square402fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareGrayoxOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up29arrow-down10·6 months agoYeah but none of them are anywhere near as ephemeral as a firework display.
minus-squareXantar@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up21arrow-down10·edit-26 months agoThat doesn’t make them more/less worth it. If your criteria for worthiness is persistence then is a nice looking meal as worth it as equally nutritious goop ?
minus-squareFeathercrown@lemmy.worldlinkfedilinkEnglisharrow-up5·6 months agoSomething like a sunset, a blizzard, or a thunderstorm are the more closely comparable natural equivalent. They’re special because they’re short-lived or rare.
minus-squarehowrar@lemmy.calinkfedilinkarrow-up1·6 months agoA theater performance is equally ephemeral. Or a concert. Or meeting your favorite celebrity. Or a good meal.
Yeah but none of them are anywhere near as ephemeral as a firework display.
That doesn’t make them more/less worth it.
If your criteria for worthiness is persistence then is a nice looking meal as worth it as equally nutritious goop ?
Something like a sunset, a blizzard, or a thunderstorm are the more closely comparable natural equivalent. They’re special because they’re short-lived or rare.
A theater performance is equally ephemeral. Or a concert. Or meeting your favorite celebrity. Or a good meal.