Grayox@lemmy.ml to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 5 months agoDoes anyone else feel like fireworks are a complete waste of money and a ridiculous amount of unnecessary Pollution?message-squaremessage-square409fedilinkarrow-up1971arrow-down1160file-text
arrow-up1811arrow-down1message-squareDoes anyone else feel like fireworks are a complete waste of money and a ridiculous amount of unnecessary Pollution?Grayox@lemmy.ml to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 5 months agomessage-square409fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareGrayox@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up30arrow-down14·5 months agoYeah but none of them are anywhere near as ephemeral as a firework display.
minus-squareXantar@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up25arrow-down10·edit-25 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-up6·5 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-up3·5 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.