I'm sure you've seen plenty of, ah, commentary on social media about the loss of the OceanGate submersible which was taking a group of visitors to the wreck of the Titanic. Some of it is similar to when there's a high-profile death of a free solo climber or a rider in the
I don’t have a problem with the way they use their money. As you said it applies to all of us at different levels. What I found odd was just the level of attention given to this specific case. Clearly the reason is that it is a unique situation and full of drama, similar to the Chilean miners.
If you remove the unique details, the fact is simply “five people got into trouble and sadly passed away”. How many times is this happening all over the world every day at different scales?
Rather than the lack of compassion for the people on board the submarine, I am disturbed by the high level of attention it has received at the cost of paying attention to other issues.
The news, and consumers of the news, are just looking for drama and excitement.
I don’t have a problem with the way they use their money. As you said it applies to all of us at different levels. What I found odd was just the level of attention given to this specific case. Clearly the reason is that it is a unique situation and full of drama, similar to the Chilean miners.
If you remove the unique details, the fact is simply “five people got into trouble and sadly passed away”. How many times is this happening all over the world every day at different scales?
Rather than the lack of compassion for the people on board the submarine, I am disturbed by the high level of attention it has received at the cost of paying attention to other issues.
The news, and consumers of the news, are just looking for drama and excitement.