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69. Good practice checking their safety records. OceanGate was bragging about using an Xbox type as

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Wed Jun 21, 2023, 07:11 PM

Jun 2023

controlling or steering the sub.

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The billionaires who hate regulations that protect the rest of us all expect [View all] malaise Jun 2023 OP

Nailed it. republianmushroom Jun 2023 #1

Trying to be nice about that as long as there's a chance they're alive. But, yeah. marble falls Jun 2023 #2

I only have so many tears to shed malaise Jun 2023 #8

They're using an ocean grave orthoclad Jun 2023 #14

Nailed it malaise Jun 2023 #21

I sometimes wonder how the miners in Elon Musk's family emerald mine are doing DBoon Jun 2023 #18

Great question malaise Jun 2023 #22

I admit. I have no tears but for families. This sort of thing needs to pay for it's rescues ... marble falls Jun 2023 #26

Men and their toys malaise Jun 2023 #30

Agreed, sad to say. calimary Jun 2023 #73

+1. 10 subs in the world can dive to Titanic depths. Titan is the only one not certified. dalton99a Jun 2023 #46

Ah well - as we say here malaise Jun 2023 #48

Its more interesting than that he was using a $25 video gaming controller to control the sub n/t. airplaneman Jun 2023 #75

Rugged self-reliance. The Unmitigated Gall Jun 2023 #3

Why should U.S. taxpayers pay for any of this? dalton99a Jun 2023 #4

Great question malaise Jun 2023 #19

They don't like taxes either. Those are for the little guy. But the big guys demand spooky3 Jun 2023 #5

Nailed it malaise Jun 2023 #9

Nailed it malaise Diamond_Dog Jun 2023 #6

Anyone who doubts it should watch Too Big to Fail, a 2013 film. nt Ilsa Jun 2023 #7

THIS malaise Jun 2023 #10

The adventure company orthoclad Jun 2023 #11

Indeed malaise Jun 2023 #12

Just like this take on the ending of Atlas Shrugged DBoon Jun 2023 #13

Libertarians: anarchists who want police protection orthoclad Jun 2023 #15

Perfect malaise Jun 2023 #16

I'd drop 5 sets of bootstraps and an enormous thoughts and prayers louslobbs Jun 2023 #17

We were happy when our parents gave four of us a 25 year old VW Beetle😀😀 malaise Jun 2023 #20

Someone who has way too much louslobbs Jun 2023 #23

250K was cheap orthoclad Jun 2023 #28

I didn't realize this was the same guy. louslobbs Jun 2023 #50

Thought The Same ProfessorGAC Jun 2023 #24

Risk is for the ordinary citizen malaise Jun 2023 #35

Apparently So ProfessorGAC Jun 2023 #44

Taxpayer funded resources to rescue billionaires IronLionZion Jun 2023 #25

How many fishermen do we lose globally in a given year? malaise Jun 2023 #31

Compare to the Andrea Gail of Perfect Storm tragedy orthoclad Jun 2023 #37

Has anyone given an estimate of how much the rescue-recovery operatin is costing? mackdaddy Jun 2023 #27

This! I have not one effing Upthevibe Jun 2023 #29

I'm sad for the kid orthoclad Jun 2023 #40

Don't you wonder how people with so much money malaise Jun 2023 #43

Rugged individualist socialist billionaires, eh? Breathtaking. jaxexpat Jun 2023 #32

Yep. moondust Jun 2023 #33

Of course not malaise Jun 2023 #41

It's also hard not to notice . . . markpkessinger Jun 2023 #34

Nailed it malaise Jun 2023 #38

Great point n/t Doc Sportello Jun 2023 #42

Privatize the profits (i.e. no taxes) ... aggiesal Jun 2023 #36

It always works for them malaise Jun 2023 #39

They get the resources, too. pandr32 Jun 2023 #45

Don't have to be a billionaire... brooklynite Jun 2023 #47

Many poor folks only have one home on the coast malaise Jun 2023 #52

Thoughts and prayers for the billionaires Demobrat Jun 2023 #49

Nicely done malaise Jun 2023 #51

Like the Magats after the storm in Florida treestar Jun 2023 #53

Nailed it malaise Jun 2023 #54

I do feel sorry for the terror they must be experiencing. Demobrat Jun 2023 #55

+1. Agree. yonder Jun 2023 #71

Yep. BeckyDem Jun 2023 #56

THIS malaise Jun 2023 #58

K&R Blue Owl Jun 2023 #57

Yes, they feel entitled Yonnie3 Jun 2023 #59

They didn't even bring along a supply of water. fierywoman Jun 2023 #60

Effin crazy people malaise Jun 2023 #61

Malaise, I am always in awe of your strength and words UniqueUserName Jun 2023 #62

My mother used to tell me that I never left anyone wondering how I felt about any given malaise Jun 2023 #63

The sub looked small, cramped, and uncomfortable. No certifications because it would slow down Pepsidog Jun 2023 #64

I still check airline safety records before booking a flight malaise Jun 2023 #65

Good practice checking their safety records. OceanGate was bragging about using an Xbox type as Pepsidog Jun 2023 #69

I saw that and laughed malaise Jun 2023 #70

And bragging about "breaking the rules." calimary Jun 2023 #74

Hikers who run into trouble get billed for their rescue Warpy Jun 2023 #66

Having morbid thoughts intrepidity Jun 2023 #67

Perhaps some are atheists sarisataka Jun 2023 #68

In this case they thought that the law of physics didn't apply to them grantcart Jun 2023 #72

Sounds like pretty reckless risk. calimary Jun 2023 #76

They also expect the laws of physics to bend to their will. diane in sf Jun 2023 #77

They didn'work this time malaise Jun 2023 #78