โฒ 85 โผ People of Lemmy, I dare you to name ONE billionaire that's done anything good. (lemm.ee) submitted 3 years ago by Eventlesstew@lemm.ee to c/asklemmy@lemmy.ml 350 comments fedilink hide all child comments
[โ] Firipu@startrek.website 125 points 3 years ago (3 children) The submarine dude that got rid of a few more in one go? permalink fedilink source hideshow 6 child comments replies: [โ] morphballganon@lemmy.world 19 points 3 years ago (1 child) That voyage killed a kid too, can't really call it a good act overall permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] terribletortoise@lemmy.world -13 points 3 years ago* (2 children) Suleman Dawood was the youngest passenger on board. He was 19 and therefore an adult capable of making his own decisions. https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/23/europe/titan-submersible-victims-intl/index.html permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] csolisr@communities.azkware.net 18 points 3 years ago (1 child) That sounds an awful lot like "the boy refused to cross his powerful father, therefore he deserved to die" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] terribletortoise@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago There's nothing that indicates he was coerced. My point is that people portray a father taking a 4 year old to his death. I'm just pointing out that he wasn't a child but an adult who chose to go on the trip. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] morphballganon@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago (1 child) Legally, yes, he was an adult. But compared to me he was a kid. I had not yet lived much at 19. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] HerbalGamer@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Kids that age get sent to die in wars but they go on a badly informed submarine trip and now it's a tragedy? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] morphballganon@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago Kids dying in wars is also a tragedy permalink fedilink source parent [โ] Eventlesstew@lemm.ee [S] 7 points 3 years ago (1 child) I wish for an explanation pls. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] mateomaui@reddthat.com 44 points 3 years ago The OceanGate sub that imploded on the way to the Titanic. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] divingaround@mander.xyz 6 points 3 years ago Wasn't anywhere close to being a billionaire. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] morphballganon@lemmy.world 19 points 3 years ago (1 child) That voyage killed a kid too, can't really call it a good act overall permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [+] terribletortoise@lemmy.world -13 points 3 years ago* (2 children) Suleman Dawood was the youngest passenger on board. He was 19 and therefore an adult capable of making his own decisions. https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/23/europe/titan-submersible-victims-intl/index.html permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] csolisr@communities.azkware.net 18 points 3 years ago (1 child) That sounds an awful lot like "the boy refused to cross his powerful father, therefore he deserved to die" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] terribletortoise@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago There's nothing that indicates he was coerced. My point is that people portray a father taking a 4 year old to his death. I'm just pointing out that he wasn't a child but an adult who chose to go on the trip. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] morphballganon@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago (1 child) Legally, yes, he was an adult. But compared to me he was a kid. I had not yet lived much at 19. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] HerbalGamer@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Kids that age get sent to die in wars but they go on a badly informed submarine trip and now it's a tragedy? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] morphballganon@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago Kids dying in wars is also a tragedy permalink fedilink source parent
[+] terribletortoise@lemmy.world -13 points 3 years ago* (2 children) Suleman Dawood was the youngest passenger on board. He was 19 and therefore an adult capable of making his own decisions. https://www.cnn.com/2023/06/23/europe/titan-submersible-victims-intl/index.html permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 4 child comments replies: [โ] csolisr@communities.azkware.net 18 points 3 years ago (1 child) That sounds an awful lot like "the boy refused to cross his powerful father, therefore he deserved to die" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] terribletortoise@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago There's nothing that indicates he was coerced. My point is that people portray a father taking a 4 year old to his death. I'm just pointing out that he wasn't a child but an adult who chose to go on the trip. permalink fedilink source parent [โ] morphballganon@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago (1 child) Legally, yes, he was an adult. But compared to me he was a kid. I had not yet lived much at 19. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] HerbalGamer@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Kids that age get sent to die in wars but they go on a badly informed submarine trip and now it's a tragedy? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] morphballganon@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago Kids dying in wars is also a tragedy permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] csolisr@communities.azkware.net 18 points 3 years ago (1 child) That sounds an awful lot like "the boy refused to cross his powerful father, therefore he deserved to die" permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] terribletortoise@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago There's nothing that indicates he was coerced. My point is that people portray a father taking a 4 year old to his death. I'm just pointing out that he wasn't a child but an adult who chose to go on the trip. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] terribletortoise@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago There's nothing that indicates he was coerced. My point is that people portray a father taking a 4 year old to his death. I'm just pointing out that he wasn't a child but an adult who chose to go on the trip. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] morphballganon@lemmy.world 7 points 3 years ago (1 child) Legally, yes, he was an adult. But compared to me he was a kid. I had not yet lived much at 19. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] HerbalGamer@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Kids that age get sent to die in wars but they go on a badly informed submarine trip and now it's a tragedy? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] morphballganon@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago Kids dying in wars is also a tragedy permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] HerbalGamer@lemm.ee 2 points 3 years ago (1 child) Kids that age get sent to die in wars but they go on a badly informed submarine trip and now it's a tragedy? permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] morphballganon@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago Kids dying in wars is also a tragedy permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] morphballganon@lemmy.world 9 points 3 years ago Kids dying in wars is also a tragedy permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] Eventlesstew@lemm.ee [S] 7 points 3 years ago (1 child) I wish for an explanation pls. permalink fedilink source parent hideshow 2 child comments replies: [โ] mateomaui@reddthat.com 44 points 3 years ago The OceanGate sub that imploded on the way to the Titanic. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] mateomaui@reddthat.com 44 points 3 years ago The OceanGate sub that imploded on the way to the Titanic. permalink fedilink source parent
[โ] divingaround@mander.xyz 6 points 3 years ago Wasn't anywhere close to being a billionaire. permalink fedilink source parent