The only person I felt for on the sub was the kid forced onto that thing by his father. He was terrified and thinking that his last moments on this earth were full of dread and fear, makes me sad.
His dad was a dickhead for doing that and a told my kids if I ever try to make them do anything like that, punch me in the nads and run.
How interesting that a controversial company was called “OceanGate.” Considering media’s tendency to give almost every scandal a nickname ending in -gate, that name was practically foreshadowing.
OceanGategate
Dumbass.
So basically he’s Peter Thiel minus the Titanic stuff.
Peter Thiel has a reputation for being evil but smart. This guy didn’t seem so smart, just cocky and ambitious.
He built a homebuilt aircraft and that wasn’t the thing that killed him, so he wasn’t dumb by any stretch, but “smart enough to be dangerous” seems like a phrase coined just for him.
Well, it worked out for all of us. Coastguard did not spend any money on him, he did not have to give a corrupt politician any money, and we got some headlines from it. I’m for this storyline. 10/10 more please.
I hate how taxpayer money goes to rescuing rich people getting themselves in stupid situations
Had a friend die at sea after ship sank. Search and rescue lasted for about a night before they gave. The search for these people went for a week for a much more hopeless situation.
