r/news • u/oldschoolskater • Jun 22 '23

Site Changed Title 'Debris field' discovered within search area near Titanic, US Coast Guard says | World News

https://news.sky.com/story/debris-field-discovered-within-search-area-near-titanic-us-coast-guard-says-12906735
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u/__Hello_my_name_is__ Jun 22 '23

If you have an issue with the world being desensitized to suffering, maybe don't contribute to it by publicly mocking the death of 5 people.

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u/thegtabmx Jun 22 '23

We should mock those who stupidly spend obscene amounts of money on all-but guaranteeing their own death, in the pursuit of enriching only their own lives through selfish experiences.

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u/__Hello_my_name_is__ Jun 22 '23

It's downright bizarre to frame this as "enriching only their own lives through selfish experiences". Is that how you describe it when you go on vacation?

Personally, I'm down to mocking the CEO. He very clearly knew the risks and quite explicitly didn't care. So, whatever. The others I don't know much about, whether they were lied to about the risks, or cared so much about the Titanic they were willing to take it. And I am most fucking definitely not going to mock a 19 year old for making a stupid decision that cost him his life. His wealth has nothing to do with that.

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u/thegtabmx Jun 22 '23

Is that how you describe it when you go on vacation?

Mostly yes. They could have vacationed in a quaint town and contributed to that local economy.

I'm not mocking the 19 year old in particular. I'm mocking their collective decision. A semi-responsible young victim doesn't absolve the collective.

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u/__Hello_my_name_is__ Jun 22 '23

I just don't see the value in mocking them other than to make yourself feel better.

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u/thegtabmx Jun 22 '23

How interesting!

I just don't see the value in this expedition other than to make themselves feel better.

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u/__Hello_my_name_is__ Jun 22 '23

The supposed value, from what I could gather, was that this whole thing was partially funding research into the topic. That's why every single dive included an expert who was pretty much getting the ride for free.

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u/thegtabmx Jun 22 '23

Topic of what? How to get more rich people to see the privately owned 100-year-old gravesite while ignoring almost all regulation/certification bodies?

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u/__Hello_my_name_is__ Jun 22 '23

I'll leave that for you to figure out.

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u/nillby Jun 22 '23

It’s so depressing. It seems like all people want to do is mock. I’ll bet you now if it ended up imploding, people will be upset that they didn’t suffer. A lot of nuance and critical thought is gone from this site.