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The Titan submersible is a cautionary tale for those that believe human ingenuity can overcome nature's limits, now or anytime in the future

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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 day ago (1 children)

What??? Humanity is the top dog on this planet precisely because we are so good at overcoming nature’s limits. Idiot billionaires committing suicide via stupidity doesn’t change that fact.

[–] blackstampede 1 points 19 hours ago (1 children)

I'd argue that people killing themselves in stupid ways is the traditional way to create new technology.

[–] [email protected] 1 points 14 hours ago

That was not the case in this circumstances.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 1 day ago (2 children)

This tool only died because he was too cheap to use the right materials. Not only was the carbon fiber hull a cost savings mechanism, he further cheaped out by using carbon fiber deemed unfit for airline use due to already passing it's expiry date.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 17 hours ago

but let's face it,

it was rich people's hubris.

he thought being rich enough to build a sub made him smarter than the whole industry they told him exactly why it was a terrible design.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 19 hours ago

Everything you just said got him to the top of society, of course he thought it would keep working.

Dude had a mind virus called capitalism and it was fatal.