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Editor's note: this is a post about American Independence Day celebrations

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Alright, I'm going to launch explosives around your house. For several hours. Yes it is dangerous and terrible for wildlife and the environment. And yes your pets will get sick from eating the debris and you will feel terrorized inside your own home.

No you can't opt out of it. Everyone is doing it and frankly it's weird that you don't want to.

No you can't be the one launching the explosives you need a license for that. You can however launch these marginally smaller ones though. Yeah just whenever you want. 2am sounds great.

So anyway, fireworks were a mistake and it's never too early to start reminding you of that.

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[โ€“] starman2112@sh.itjust.works 1 points 8 hours ago (1 children)

If your "one nice thing" is setting off explosives outside my house strong enough to rattle the fuckin dishes in my cabinet, then no, you can't have one nice thing. There are so many fireworks out there that don't ruin your neighbors' evenings. Get fountains and sparklers and bottle rockets. Your fun should not come at someone else's expense

[โ€“] agent_nycto@lemmy.world 1 points 46 minutes ago

All fun comes at someone's expense. Sparklers and fountains are made in factories, probably sweat shops, then sold by underpaid people while other folks benefit. No ethical consumption under capitalism after all.

I can, like you, make anything you enjoy shit.