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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I heard the BBC person on NPR introduce the story as capturing attention because it’s about 1)adventure, 2) enduring allure of the titanic, and 3) the very wealthy. Seemed a little tone deaf, considering they have all but certainly perished.

I guess it’s not considered a tragedy until they have gone past however many hours of oxygen they have?

Very sad story and [b]could have all been avoided.[/b]  [/quote]

How?[/quote]

By not taking a submarine trip to the bottom of the ocean for the purpose of tourism?[/quote]

When you are beyond rich (like those on board) this is the type of adventure you do. You go for unique and expensive experiences - space travel and other types of excursions.  B/c when you're a gizillionaire, things like traveling to your vacation home in the Seychelles is ordinary and mundane (while for us commoners...).

It's a not[/quote]

Meh. I have a relative who is worth over 100 million dollars and he doesn't do stupid stuff like this. And he's not risk averse. He's just not dumb. He enjoys his beach house and hunting ranch and flying to nice places like europe on a gulfstream. But he wouldnt risk his life getting on some dinky fake submarine.[/quote]

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