I fail to understand time and time again how people can tolerate those little annoying squeakers. They aren’t even cute ffs.

That being said, firecrackers just suck. Animals, babies, the elderly, folks sensitive to loud noises, folks with war related PTSD, the environment, all of this has to suffer because “oooo prettyyyyy”.

There are other forms of celebration and entertainment that do not have such negative externalities. Example: the opening ceremony of Paris 2024.