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This is the starting point to government regulating internet wrong think.
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One of the things social media, well the increased rate of information exchange from digital technology really, has done is made a few things about human nature more apparent.
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Quoted: There’s been a lot of tasteless memes in regard to this missing sub….how can people sink so low? View Quote The internet has shortened the gap between tragedy and comedy. Tragedy plus Time.avi Who’d have thought a Jewish comedian/producer would’ve written this.. Springtime For Hitler The Producers |
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Quoted: Quoted: I guess they missed the jokes about the Challenger. I was in grade school and remember almost immediately afterwards things like: What were the last words heard? "What's this red button do?" Now, wishing people to die and saying things like so and so should have been in the sub is not great. But joking about what happened is normal. NASA Need Another Seven Astronauts They had dandruff..... their Head & shoulders were found on the beach.... Fucking lighten up, Francis. |
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Quoted: Quoted: I guess they missed the jokes about the Challenger. I was in grade school and remember almost immediately afterwards things like: What were the last words heard? "What's this red button do?" Now, wishing people to die and saying things like so and so should have been in the sub is not great. But joking about what happened is normal. NASA Need Another Seven Astronauts They had dandruff..... their Head & shoulders were found on the beach.... Fucking lighten up, Francis. Should have known I'd be beat on page one. |
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I have not seen one single piece of evidence that the company was interested in protecting their clients.
This is very different from commercial diving, much less a military sub. |
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How many people died horrifically that day while just trying to live their normal lives, but no one will ever hand-wring about our reactions to their deaths because we never heard about them in the first fucking place?
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Quoted: I have not seen one single piece of evidence that the company was interested in protecting their clients. This is very different from commercial diving, much less a military sub. View Quote A composite carbon fiber deep submersible is kinda new territory, besides interval inspections and pressure testing what would’ve told them this would fail and at what moment? Could active lifespan of the polymers even be gauged? |
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Quoted: https://www.foxnews.com/media/online-mockery-titanic-submersible-leaves-cultural-observers-sickened-garbage-dump-vile-commentary The tragic saga of a submersible that went missing during a voyage to see the wreckage of the Titanic came to an end on Thursday, as the five passengers aboard were declared dead following an apparent implosion of the small vessel. But the story that captivated the planet, in part due to the ongoing fascination with the Titanic shipwreck, also revealed an ugly underbelly on social media of mockery and even disdain for those aboard. "Like a digital Tower of Babel, social media is evolving into an increasingly ugly and chaotic space — a real-time repository for our worst impulses, uninspired musings, scatalogical humor and ill-formed thoughts that should be kept to ourselves," Los Angeles Times staff writer Jessica Gelt noted. It is an online Mall of America: vast, vacuous, relentlessly commercial and soul-sucking. And in a time of immense crisis — political, ecological, social — it has become a garbage dump of vile commentary publicly aired because that’s just what we do now." The U.S. Coast Guard confirmed Thursday that a debris field found about 1600 feet from the bow of the Titanic is the missing OceanGate Titan submersible that was carrying the passengers. For the past week, there had been hope that the vessel could still be found intact before oxygen ran out. During that time, with news coverage of the possible rescue mission saturating the airwaves, a number of factors contributed to it becoming ripe for acidic social media commentary and jokes. And while dark humor and mockery didn't change the fates of those aboard, it was still a sad reflection to some cultural observers about modern humanity. View Quote |
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I’m OK with what they said. Why? Because it reflects badly on the jealous poors. And who is more jealous of the rich than commie proles?
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I couldn’t care less if they were billionaires or broke ass GRAs… risky activities are risky. I can empathize with their loved ones, but ultimately, thrill seekers die every day doing far less.
I don’t get the class warfare online about this. Just regular envy… I also don’t particularly care about the Titanic either. The history, lore, and mystique is interesting to a certain degree but experiencing the USS Arizona memorial is far more moving, historically significant, and culturally relevant. |
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"Like a digital Tower of Babel, social media is evolving into an increasingly ugly and chaotic space — a real-time repository for our worst impulses, uninspired musings, scatalogical humor and ill-formed thoughts that should be kept to ourselves," Los Angeles Times staff writer Jessica Gelt noted. View Quote Jessica should make like an OceanGate submersible and disappear into the abyss and never come back. |
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Christa McAuliffe’s last words to her husband:
“You feed the dog and I’ll feed the fish” |
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Quoted: This is the starting point to government regulating internet wrong think. View Quote No, I think they have been doing that for awhile. It’s just that they have been mostly doing it through backdoor deals up until now. Foreign governments though have gone balls out. Just look at what Australia wants to do to Musk. |
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And now for a relevant haiku:
You’re an idiot, Playing submarine builder, Now you’re fucking dead. |
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Woke CEO who openly discriminates against old white people convinces other dumb rich people into funding his personal hobby. They then board a sketchy untested submarine that features Walmart furnishings and is only controlled by a third party bluetooth controller. What part of this doesn't deserve mockery? The media is just angry their narrative imploded.
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Quoted: First time on the Internet, Jessica? This ain't even close to a new phenomenon. View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: "Like a digital Tower of Babel, social media is evolving into an increasingly ugly and chaotic space a real-time repository for our worst impulses, uninspired musings, scatalogical humor and ill-formed thoughts that should be kept to ourselves," Los Angeles Times staff writer Jessica Gelt noted. It is an online Mall of America: vast, vacuous, relentlessly commercial and soul-sucking. And in a time of immense crisis political, ecological, social it has become a garbage dump of vile commentary publicly aired because that's just what we do now." This ain't even close to a new phenomenon. Absolutely. But why does the internet bring out the worst in people? Anonymity I suppose. It is weird they people are such dicks though given a platform and a bit of anonymity. |
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Humans are terrible and evil and most have the empathy of a sociopath, it's not exactly breaking news. All will be held to account.
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Good comedy is always grounded in truth. Stereotypes exist for a reason. Stupid people, or people who may be smart but still do stupid things, are fair game.
If you do something stupid (like getting into a submarine that was not properly designed or tested) and something really bad happens. You can surely expect for those with a dark sense of humor to have their way with you. The "FAFO" meme is the perfect example. Nothing to see here. |
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Quoted: This is the starting point to government regulating internet wrong think. View Quote It’s not the start but you’re right, it’s definitely an attempted continuation of restricting free speech. The road to hell is paved with good intentions, except in this case, those pushing for it know exactly what they’re doing. |
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I bet Jessica Gelt feels like her feels are the most important feels and anyone else doing anything that hurts her feels should feel bad.
Fuck your feelings. |
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People are cocksuckers. The same ones laughing their asses off will be ridiculed when they die too. Just know that.
Enjoying the fact because they are well off is the most leftist thing a person can do. Fucking disgrace |
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Quoted: A composite carbon fiber deep submersible is kinda new territory, besides interval inspections and pressure testing what would’ve told them this would fail and at what moment? Could active lifespan of the polymers even be gauged? View Quote View All Quotes View All Quotes Quoted: Quoted: I have not seen one single piece of evidence that the company was interested in protecting their clients. This is very different from commercial diving, much less a military sub. A composite carbon fiber deep submersible is kinda new territory, besides interval inspections and pressure testing what would’ve told them this would fail and at what moment? Could active lifespan of the polymers even be gauged? Here’s none other than James Cameron saying the deep sub community knew carbon fiber was a bad idea years ago exactly because it introduces the failure points you’re hinting at. He also says that Oceangate didn’t do the testing everyone else does. So, Oceangate’s CEO cut numerous corners in one of the most unforgiving endeavors on the planet, then conned a bunch of people that had the resources to vet the situation, and now that the predictable outcome has occurred, they’re supposed to be beyond reproach? Get outta here with that BS. https://www.npr.org/2023/06/23/1183975136/james-cameron-titanic-titan-sub |
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Quoted: https://www.foxnews.com/media/online-mockery-titanic-submersible-leaves-cultural-observers-sickened-garbage-dump-vile-commentary The tragic saga of a submersible that went missing during a voyage to see the wreckage of the Titanic came to an end on Thursday, as the five passengers aboard were declared dead following an apparent implosion of the small vessel. But the story that captivated the planet, in part due to the ongoing fascination with the Titanic shipwreck, also revealed an ugly underbelly on social media of mockery and even disdain for those aboard. "Like a digital Tower of Babel, social media is evolving into an increasingly ugly and chaotic space — a real-time repository for our worst impulses, uninspired musings, scatalogical humor and ill-formed thoughts that should be kept to ourselves," Los Angeles Times staff writer Jessica Gelt noted. It is an online Mall of America: vast, vacuous, relentlessly commercial and soul-sucking. And in a time of immense crisis — political, ecological, social — it has become a garbage dump of vile commentary publicly aired because that’s just what we do now." The U.S. Coast Guard confirmed Thursday that a debris field found about 1600 feet from the bow of the Titanic is the missing OceanGate Titan submersible that was carrying the passengers. For the past week, there had been hope that the vessel could still be found intact before oxygen ran out. During that time, with news coverage of the possible rescue mission saturating the airwaves, a number of factors contributed to it becoming ripe for acidic social media commentary and jokes. And while dark humor and mockery didn't change the fates of those aboard, it was still a sad reflection to some cultural observers about modern humanity. View Quote Same as it ever was, fucking retards. |
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Wtf is a cultural observer? Sounds like an unemployed loser bitch.
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Arfcom is plumbing the depths in trying to find humor in a fractious event.
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This thread and the 100+ page thread is, dare I say, rather Titanic.
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Quoted: Pretty much the entire collective human race agrees that an underwater submersible is not something that you go “budget” on…so why is anyone shocked when the collective world opinion is red foreman/dumb ass\red foreman? View Quote Because reality is not something Liberals are good at. |
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