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[–] LuciferMorningWood@lemm.ee 20 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If you want to frighten a millionaire put them in a rusting submarine under the ocean of blood with no view on the outside world but a camera. There is something moving just out of your view.

[–] ChildEater@iusearchlinux.fyi 5 points 1 year ago

spooky "frog" noises

[–] benignintervention@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)
[–] junithebuncat@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago

praise the honkmother

[–] Metaright@kbin.social 8 points 1 year ago (2 children)

If anyone ever declares that billionaires got so wealthy because they're so much inherently smarter than everyone else, just remind them of this debacle.

[–] LuciferMorningWood@lemm.ee 8 points 1 year ago

It's also ironic, they are dying at the bottom of the ocean because the owner of the company was cutting cost on safety equipment

[–] ProcurementCat@feddit.de 3 points 1 year ago

Why aren't they using their intelligence, money and connections to get off the ocean floor by themselves? Why do others have to come down for them?

[–] TinyPizza@kbin.social 7 points 1 year ago (2 children)

Who actually gives a shit about the Titanic in the first place? I wish James Cameron would inspire more rich people to send themselves to crush depth.

[–] rabbithats@kbin.social 9 points 1 year ago

If you look at images of the submersible, there's one small porthole to look through and otherwise you're seeing the wreckage on a TV screen that's maybe 30" big.

These dopes paid $250k or whatever to basically feel alive for a few hours by sinking to the bottom of the ocean to crummily observe, in the worst possible conditions, a barely visible 100+ year old oceanic gravesite. If anything the risk of death was the primary incentive for the excursion.

[–] HiddenRetro@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

From a historical perspective Titanic (and other ship wrecks) are interesting. However, I think we need to just leave it alone. To me this is a grave site that people keep visiting.

[–] wander1236@sh.itjust.works 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

We've already got a full 3D outer scan, which is going to be a better experience than a tiny window in pitch black water.

[–] HiddenRetro@kbin.social 2 points 1 year ago
[–] InLikeClint@kbin.social 5 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Is it bad that I'm enjoying myself too much with this? 😂⚓

[–] poo@kbin.social 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

Nope - watching a group of people fucking-around-and-finding-out who could have helped end world hunger instead funneled resources into their own narcissism brings me a little shred of joy

Billionaires are evil, and this is hilarious.

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