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Not all empathy is good. Don’t waste it on people who wouldn’t slow down if they ran you over.

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[-] [email protected] 10 points 2 years ago

I have sympathy for the son as he (allegedly) did not want to go on the trip but felt that because it was important to his father, he had to go.

[-] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

Same

That is the only one I have sympathy for

But do to my nature, I feel guilty not caring about the other 4 people

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

ok this is now suddenly less fun

[-] [email protected] 8 points 2 years ago

I don't wanna celebrate deaths, but it is wild to me how much of a story this is compared to, say, the boat full of migrants that the Greek government purposely allowed to die.

Those migrants were simply people seeking a better life. They deserve far more in terms of coverage and rescue efforts than a couple of rich aholes who spent their money on a tourist trap

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

A tourist death trap if you would.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I think the difference in coverage reflects more on media outlets and consumers than it does any of the people who died in either place.

[-] [email protected] 7 points 2 years ago

They knew what they were getting into too lol

[-] [email protected] 6 points 2 years ago

I would argue that having empathy for another human is what sets me apart from them. but i understand your disdain for them.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

I really appreciate your comment. I feel the same way. I feel I can accept both that they were victims of their own hubris, and were other people suffering. Those notions do exist together no matter how I feel about the ultra rich.

[-] [email protected] 5 points 2 years ago

It wasn't sympathy for the passengers that made the story interesting to me. It was the absolute shamelessness with which that CEO disregarded safety, fired people who tried to make it safe, cut corners, lied to reporters about "partnering with Boeing" (they debunked it today), and on and on.

The guy was a huge piece of shit, and I hope that his company gets sued into oblivion so that some sort of precedent is set for other companies that try to use international waters for their malfeasance.

[-] [email protected] 9 points 2 years ago

It was the absolute shamelessness with which that CEO disregarded safety, fired people who tried to make it safe, cut corners, lied to reporters about “partnering with Boeing” (they debunked it today), and on and on.

In unrelated news, Elon Musk looking for anyone wanting to go to Mars.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Or be on the waitlist to get a Neurolink implant.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

I mentally separate SpaceX from the pissbaby these days. Because the people working there are actual fucking geniuses. They are paving the way to make access to space more affordable with re-usability. We need that. Elon can fuck off though.

[-] [email protected] 3 points 2 years ago

Unwise. Elon is in charge. All of those actual fucking geniuses are there at his pleasure and may be fired at his whim.

[-] [email protected] 0 points 2 years ago

Many beautiful things are fragile, or hold the seeds of their toxicity and decay. Doesn’t mean we can’t enjoy them while they last.

So long as Space-X is doing good(which likely coincides with Musk being otherwise distracted) I’ll be rooting for them to do more. When the bubble breaks, it breaks.

[-] [email protected] 2 points 2 years ago

Problem: when SpaceX's “bubble breaks”, people will die.

[-] [email protected] 4 points 2 years ago

No one cares when some rich asshole dies having a sherpa help them up Mt. Everest. We shouldn't, and i dont know anyone who does, care about these rich sightseers to a mass grave.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Eh, I care a bit because they're polluting Mt Everest.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago
[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago* (last edited 2 years ago)

No amount of bbq sauce is going to make that palatable. Can we just compost them instead?

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Sorry to go off topic but I love your combination of username and profile picture of Mister Bean in surgeon gear.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

Thank! ^_^

I work as a surgical tech, and that scene fuckin kills me lol.

[-] [email protected] 1 points 2 years ago

"Skill issue" hahahahahah

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