What??? Humanity is the top dog on this planet precisely because we are so good at overcoming nature’s limits. Idiot billionaires committing suicide via stupidity doesn’t change that fact.

[–] blackstampede@sh.itjust.works 1 points 3 days ago (1 children)

I'd argue that people killing themselves in stupid ways is the traditional way to create new technology.

[–] GreyEyedGhost@lemmy.ca 1 points 3 days ago

That was not the case in this circumstances.

[–] noride@lemmy.zip 4 points 3 days ago (2 children)

This tool only died because he was too cheap to use the right materials. Not only was the carbon fiber hull a cost savings mechanism, he further cheaped out by using carbon fiber deemed unfit for airline use due to already passing it's expiry date.

[–] Anomalocaris@lemm.ee 3 points 3 days ago

but let's face it,

it was rich people's hubris.

he thought being rich enough to build a sub made him smarter than the whole industry they told him exactly why it was a terrible design.

[–] metaStatic@kbin.earth 3 points 3 days ago

Everything you just said got him to the top of society, of course he thought it would keep working.

Dude had a mind virus called capitalism and it was fatal.