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[-] SugarApplePie@beehaw.org 5 points 1 year ago

Do you read the news or do you get your news from social media? No judgment, I only ask because I’ve seen articles about the boat sinking since it happened, I’m surprised to hear someone missed it for a second. This Titan story definitely got more attention by far which feels criminal. A handful of thrill seeking billionaires vs hundreds of poor and desperate people…

[-] specialdealer@lemm.ee 7 points 1 year ago

Don’t ignore the mystery part. With the migrant boat the outcome was immediately known. The sub outcome was unknown and people love to wonder.

[-] SugarApplePie@beehaw.org 6 points 1 year ago

That's fair, plus the eccentric nature of "a few mega rich people tried to use a giant coffin to see a famous shipwreck and disappeared" is probably easier on the eyes than "hundreds of desperate people with no other choice drown in their attempts for a better life elsewhere"

[-] TheOtherJake@beehaw.org 3 points 1 year ago* (last edited 1 year ago)

The public would rather watch a few rich parasitic egos get crushed, than watch hundreds fail at the same struggle as the rest of us just barely treading water.

People have no perspective of what it means to have a population of over seven billion. The 2023 daily average statistical deaths are 332,648 per day. The news as reported by corporate media is just entertainment. It is such a small and irrelevant slice of what is really happening world wide that it is virtually irrelevant.

this post was submitted on 23 Jun 2023
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