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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago (3 children)

why do you people hate climbers so much lol. is doing things for sport and the thrill of it not a good enough reason?

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago

There's something to be said for doing it yourself. The issue comes in when other people are required for you to make that achievement happen.

Don't get me wrong, both sides of the argument have their merit. On one hand, these people are adults and they agree to go. On the other, would they agree to go at all if they were financially well off themselves?

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Serious question? If so, I'm guessing that the simple answer is people spending a lot of money on very selfish and otherwise meaningless endeavors, which occasionally results in accidents that get a disproportionate amount of attention and vested interest by media. Something along those lines.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

Unfortunately the fediverse is very appealing to doomers and people who are jealous of those who have more than them. you can see how some of them call for the assassination of wealthy people in other threads.