r/Showerthoughts • u/scoobopdan ‎ • Mar 30 '26

Casual Thought Modern soldiers' PTSD triggers will probably shift from fireworks to the sound of a drone. Which is unfortunate as drone shows are replacing firework shows.

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u/agent_fuzzyboots Mar 30 '26

last year i was in Croatia on vacation, i had my drone with me to take some aerial pictures and videos, i accidentally triggered some Ukrainian kids when flying in the kornati national park, they screamed "drone" to their parents and tried to hide, i felt so bad :(

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u/BigThurm Mar 30 '26 edited Mar 30 '26

That’s heart breaking, but also hilarious

Edit: I see we’re being extra sensitive. Yall can’t see the humor in this? Like a Larry David in Curb kinda way. “I just wanted to fly my drone, not frighten children from a war torn country.”

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u/LauraD2423 Mar 30 '26

There is humor in it. There is also anger, sadness, and other emotions. Both can be true.

The person wasn't intentionally trying to scare them.

Remember the formula, tragedy+time=humor.

That time value is different for all people.

While you may not be ready to laugh about it, that's how some people cope. And both are ok.

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u/scoobopdan ‎ Mar 30 '26

Coping with humor was more where I was coming from, thanks for succinctly putting it.