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[–] [email protected] 11 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago) (1 children)

Except James Cameron didn't willfully ignore the existing collective knowledge of the industry, did not set out to completely ignore basic safety in the name of "innovation" (read: being a cheap ass), didn't actively fire people who gave the slightest shit about safety, the list goes on and on and on. The CEO was some techbro moron who payed for his own hubris. It's unfortunate anyone but him had to die to prove literally everyone but him right, except maybe the two millionaires being the incarnation of bourgeois stupidity and hubris too.

I feel bad for the french oceanographer and the 19 year old. I sneer at the two billionaires. I laugh at the CEO. I also feel bad for the taxpayers who had to shell out millions of dollar in the rescue effort, a rescue which honestly, while legally necessary, was morally arguable given the track record of the company to shit all over government regulations. At least their death was humane and quick (instantaneous really)

[–] [email protected] 0 points 1 year ago (1 children)

Ditto on feeling badly for the 19 year old. His aunt said he was terrified to go, but he went with his dad since it was Father's Day weekend.

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[–] [email protected] 1 points 1 year ago

It destroyed him too!