I propose a more banal explanation for the spontaneous parade element: it’s against the law.
Parades require permits and extensive logistical planning.
Noise ordinances
Curfews
There are no cannons left to fire, and few bells left to ring
These things have steadily eaten into even long established holidays or other celebrations, like Halloween, the Fourth of July, or the Woodward Cruise.
I also am inclined to finger the attention economy; a huge civilizational accomplishment is unlikely to contain any particular surprise by the time it is completed, because it will be preceded by years of predictions, missed deadlines, scandals, conspiracy theories, etc. All of these will be just as accessible to the public at large as the event itself; I feel like there is probably some effect where people’s interest is sort of smeared over all of these and therefore the success announcement falls short of the jubilation-in-the-streets threshold.
I propose a more banal explanation for the spontaneous parade element: it’s against the law.
Parades require permits and extensive logistical planning.
Noise ordinances
Curfews
There are no cannons left to fire, and few bells left to ring
These things have steadily eaten into even long established holidays or other celebrations, like Halloween, the Fourth of July, or the Woodward Cruise.
I also am inclined to finger the attention economy; a huge civilizational accomplishment is unlikely to contain any particular surprise by the time it is completed, because it will be preceded by years of predictions, missed deadlines, scandals, conspiracy theories, etc. All of these will be just as accessible to the public at large as the event itself; I feel like there is probably some effect where people’s interest is sort of smeared over all of these and therefore the success announcement falls short of the jubilation-in-the-streets threshold.
It would be interesting to see the history of such laws and see if there’s a correlation between that and the lower rate of mass celebrations.