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The only manned submersible that could reach the missing Titan is owned by Steam's Gabe Newell (wegotthiscovered.com)

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[–] [email protected] 28 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

I agree with you, its infuriating that a news story about a bunch of billionaires lost in a homebrew sub is stealing the thunder of a lot of more important, much more tragic news.

But its a less complicated story for people to latch on to, it doesnt challenge people to do something about it... thats a big reason why its overshadowing these other stories. (Also theres maybe a bit of public Schadenfreude. I mean at a time when most people cant afford food or rent, I can see how a story about a disaster befalling a group of super rich folks capture peoples attention.)

But its also just a very compelling event. I dont know, people are just fascinated by disasters and deep sea exploration (myself included) and Ive never seen a story like this unfold in real time. So I think its worth following and discussing, but I agree that it shouldnt be totally dominating the news like this.