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I have to say I'm not sure what they were hoping for, the discourse hasn't felt overly mean by internet standards, but maybe that's just my bubble. I'm sorry they died, but now that we know all the details it's a bit like the guy that decided to hike up a lava field last year.

Also,

People's fascination with the wealthy is fuelled by both curiosity and envy. And when rich people find themselves in trouble, it makes the rest of us feel better, Pamela Rutledge, director of the California-based Media Psychology Research Center, wrote in a piece about social media and the submersible for Psychology Today.

I feel like "outrage" should be in there somewhere. It makes me mad that people can be that dumb with a quarter of a million dollars while I'm just glad to have a safe roof over my head, and other people (like the mentioned boat migrants) aren't even that lucky.

Alright, back off my soap box.

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[–] [email protected] 10 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The main unfortunate thing I find about all this meanness is that it garners me downvotes when I point out the 19-year-old who got dragged into this.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

I hope he went into it knowing the risks as well, at least. Like I said, I'm sorry they died, even if it was kinda their fault a bit. (The active lava field guy was last years Darwin Award winner for self-selecting out, if nobody gets the reference)

[–] [email protected] 4 points 1 year ago (1 children)

The father's sister (the 19 y/o's aunt) said that he was terrified to go and was only doing it because his dad was obsessed with the Titanic and it was near father's day. I feel bad for him.

Kids die all the time (like the migrant kids) and at least this kid got to live a 1%er lifestyle for 19 years. Not much of a consolation prize for an early death, though...

[–] [email protected] 2 points 1 year ago

Damn, that's heartbreaking.