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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]It is the same excess of wealth, hubris, and reliance on flawed, yet cutting edge technology that led to the sinking of the Titanic.  The parallels give me chills.  What an unnecessary nightmare.  I hope for a good outcome.

Although well-intentioned, [b]this kind of tourism should stop. [/b] The parallels drawn in other posts to Gettysburg, etc., aren't the same because those are far more accessible- no great wealth required.[/quote]

[b]Why should it stop?[/b]  These people spent their own money and went in voluntarily having assessed the risks and resolved them to their satisfaction. Presumably, with the kind of money the spent on a frolic, they were pretty sophisticated.

If it turns out they guessed wrong, that’s on them. People have a right to decide things for themselves. [/quote]
Keep up the extreme tourism if people want, but no public funds should be spent on rescue missions.

We have children and adults in this country that do not have enough food to eat, yet we instead divert funds to the Coast Guard to spend money on rescuing these idiots.[/quote]

So I will ask again, I take it you don’t think the USCG should rescue crab fisherman either!  Nice name calling by the way. I guess those who consume king crab are also idiots. [/quote]
Apples and oranges, crab fishermen are earning a living. Awful analogy [/quote]

The CEO of OceanGate is onboard - he is (or was) currently earning a living.  Who has an awful analogy?[/quote]

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