Grayox@lemmy.ml to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world · 22 days agoDoes anyone else feel like fireworks are a complete waste of money and a ridiculous amount of unnecessary Pollution?message-squaremessage-square403fedilinkarrow-up1930arrow-down1151file-text
arrow-up1779arrow-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 · 22 days agomessage-square403fedilinkfile-text
minus-squareGrayox@lemmy.mlOPlinkfedilinkarrow-up30arrow-down15·22 days agoYeah but none of them are anywhere near as ephemeral as a firework display.
minus-squareXantar@lemmy.dbzer0.comlinkfedilinkarrow-up26arrow-down10·edit-222 days 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-up6·21 days 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-up3·21 days 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.