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[–] Imotali@lemmy.world 5 points 1 year ago

I think part of it is the location. Off the coast of Greece? Ships pass through all the time, one's bound to sink. Law of really large numbers.

But the Titanic? It's both inaccessible and highly mythologised.

Sure wealth is a factor but it's only one of many.