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by daemonologist 370 days ago
I'd imagine 4th of July is unlikely to shift to majority drones (at least in the near term) due to the economics of it - there are a lot of fireworks shows all concentrated on one evening, and the corresponding number of drone fleets would be sitting mostly idle for the rest of the year. (And I agree that Americans like explosives and would definitely object if you took them away.)

If the price of the drones comes down further, or fireworks become more regulated, then maybe.

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> and the corresponding number of drone fleets would be sitting mostly idle for the rest of the year

Would they, or would cities find new occasions to use them because they are already bought and paid for? Maybe Memorial and Labor day drone shows, or "Saturday In The Park" drone shows, or Christmas and New Years drone shows. If they already have them in house, why not use them more? I know I would love that.

More likely some kind of advertisement.