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Was it the one with the reckless billionaire and his plaything sub who ignored all safety regulations because he knew better?
Those people are the select few beneficiaries of capitalism, and also absolutely fucking stupid so I have a hard time considering them a victim.
They did not exactly ignore safety regulations (which are written in blood btw) - they worked around them
They followed all the safety regulations. But that was a time when the safety regulations were wholly inadequate, and they knew it but chose to proceed anyway.
The reference to being a 'victim of capitalism' wasn't because the people were poor. It was because greed trumped safety.
They followed the safety regulations. The regulations were inadequate at the time but since they weren't forced to do more, they didn't.
The Titanic was originally designed with enough lifeboats for everyone. They removed lifeboats down to the minimum required by law to save money. Back then, the number of lifeboats required was determined by a ship's tonnage rather than the number of passengers on board.
They were victims of capitalism because they benefited so greatly by capitalism.