I am sure he was under a lot of pressure to run a successful business. Traveling down to the bottom of the ocean is a titanic undertaking. If people started to complain about safety regulations, then that was just the tip of the iceberg and who knows what other obstacles could have cropped up along the way to sink his ship.

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[–] Snowpix@lemmy.ca 2 points 2 years ago (1 children)

Wow, that was ice cold of you. I think you need a stern talking-to!

[–] kommanditbolag@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago

Seems the barrell for these jokes is bottomless!

[–] NumbersCanBeFun@kbin.social 2 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

I was in the Marines and you couldn’t pay me to sink to the bottom of the ocean in a metal tube bolted in with 4 other idiots. They all signed a waiver stating the vehicle wasn’t properly tested.

There is no respect to be given here. All of them were advised of the risks and they accepted them. We are free to make fun of them for their decision since they literally signed a waiver for their lives.

Safety regulations save lives. If my crew wasn’t properly anchored to something I’d lambast them for improper safety. I’ve also terminated crews for not following safety protocols. There was nothing safe about what these idiots did and they got exactly what was coming to them.

[–] Haileaf01@mastodon.sdf.org 0 points 2 years ago (1 children)

@finthechat @jay91 @VanillaGorilla @NumbersCanBeFun @Sordid guarantee this guy had it made and is a rich idiot

[–] finthechat@kbin.social 6 points 2 years ago

Still, this was a deep situation. It's unfathomable to think that anyone could feel nothing about this.

You don't have to feel crushed by the news, but at least show some respect. If I had $250,000 for every rude comment I've read about OceanGate in the last few days...

May they rest in PSI.

[–] slaacaa@lemmy.world 5 points 2 years ago (3 children)

Come on, stop with the jokes about billionaires, they are still good people (deep down)

[–] NumbersCanBeFun@kbin.social 5 points 2 years ago

I’ve got a sinking feeling that you might be wrong about that 😅

[–] ChickenLadyLovesLife@lemmy.world 4 points 2 years ago

They didn't get to be billionaires by collapsing under pressure.

[–] finthechat@kbin.social 4 points 2 years ago

Societal etiquette has really imploded in the last few years. Every time I look at social media, it's like I am seeing new depths of bad behavior. I hope someday we can all gain some perspective and stop taking on water so we can right this sinking ship.