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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]Once past the window of this being a rescue, I do not see the value in attempting to bring the Titan back to the surface.

Unless the families are willing to pay for the recovery efforts, it seems to me that it should be left where it is.

Anyone disagree?  I’m interested in hearing the other side if so. [/quote]

I don’t think the government should be involved in a rescue attempt, unless there is some military angle to this they are not disclosing. A billionaire who is high on his own supply is stuck in the water with four “crew members” who were fully informed and signed detailed waivers. This is not a problem that ethically requires anyone else’s action or risk-taking.

Live as a libertarian who thinks your money protects you, die as a libertarian who thinks your money protects you. [/quote]
How do you know they’re libertarians? What on earth?[/quote]

Who knows what their own description of their philosophies would be? although the various interviews the CEO gave smacked strongly of longtermism—by all means read about it if you aren’t already familiar with this vital contribution of 21st c. billionaires to philosophy.

But the behavior leading to this—rejecting regulation, earned expertise and the idea of natural limits on human endeavor—is straight out of the Ayn Rand playbook. [/quote]

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