300 million lbs of fireworks and 2.7 billion dollars gone in a cloud of smoke.

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      5 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.

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        5 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