Why did the submarine story blow up? Why is there such a big rescue attempt going on?

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[–]Canbot 10 insightful - 1 fun10 insightful - 0 fun11 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

It's high stakes reality TV. There is always a cliffhanger until it gets resolved. That tricks people into being invested. People keep clicking on the clickbait to see if there is an update. That attention is what the add sellers crave the most.

That or it's a giant conspiracy by the WEF to take your skittles.

[–]bucetao6969[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

Your answer makes the most sense!

In fact, I saw that a news media even launched a first part of a documentary of the sub... before the sub even ran out of oxygen!

[–][deleted] 3 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 0 fun4 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

It is, but there are other reasons that make it a juicy story - the irony of sinking going to the Titanic, people terrified of claustrophobic or water/drowning are having a stronger emotional reaction to it, people jealous of the wealthy getting to go or pissed at the wealthy getting to flout laws or happy to watch the wealthy die terribly. Titanic turned into a folk story because it has a moral lesson, so there are people who are into it because it's they love the story.

We're also not desensitized to trapped/potential rescue stories are the way we to other topics (school shootings, etc.) - they happen so infrequently. This one is like the Martian (completely unrealistic). They didn't run out of oxygen - it imploded on day one, and we'll find that out slowly over the next month as the story does finally fade. The experts were inferring it/openly saying in the beginning, but the idea of hope and the sheer delusion of people wanting to believe in a just outcome trumps the news reporting reality which is that we never should've spent the money on a pointless attempt. There was never a chance these idiot men with more money than sense were alive.

[–]bucetao6969[S] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

We're also not desensitized to trapped/potential rescue stories are the way we to other topics (school shootings, etc.) - they happen so infrequently. This one is like the Martian (completely unrealistic). They didn't run out of oxygen - it imploded on day one, and we'll find that out slowly over the next month as the story does finally fade. The experts were inferring it/openly saying in the beginning, but the idea of hope and the sheer delusion of people wanting to believe in a just outcome trumps the news reporting reality which is that we never should've spent the money on a pointless attempt. There was never a chance these idiot men with more money than sense were alive.

Makes sense but... the alternative being not spending any resources on this at all? Just leaving them to die? That's kind of wicked isn't it?

[–]Zapped 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

When I was a kid, there was "Baby Jessica in the Well". A toddler fell feet first down a well and it was headline news before the 24 hour news networks and internet news. I wondered at the time why it shadowed all the other stories. I guess it is because it is a tragic situation where there is still hope for recovery. We want to see what humanity can do to save people from these events. As time runs out for the sub, you will see the story less and less until it is a minor story next week.

[–]jet199 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

Why did the Chilean miners story blow up? Or the Thai football kids?

Because it's not just a crisis, it's a mental problem to solve. That keeps people interested.

[–]bife_de_lomo 6 insightful - 1 fun6 insightful - 0 fun7 insightful - 1 fun -  (4 children)

Everyone has covered why it blew up.

As to why everyone is getting involved in the rescue, it's a good chance to test deep water military and exploration capability in the real world. Especially as blowing pipelines/ cutting deep sea cables seems to be a more common aspect of modern warfare.

[–]TemporarilyDeceased 4 insightful - 1 fun4 insightful - 0 fun5 insightful - 1 fun -  (3 children)

Worst case scenario: it's practice in deployment, coordination, and dive-rescue.

Best case scenario: they rescue rich people and gets tons of publicity.

[–]bucetao6969[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

The rich people are most likely already dead.

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    [–]Mcheetah 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    Yeah, cause they're pieces of shit who pretend to care about others when a lot of them are just assholes.

    [–]jet199 4 insightful - 4 fun4 insightful - 3 fun5 insightful - 4 fun -  (2 children)

    The phrasing of this post is unfortunate in hindsight.

    [–]bucetao6969[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

    Why? I mean from reading the news it was obvious they weren't gonna make it, only from a "miracle".

    But I had a feeling god didn't feel like giving a miracle to someone that used a $30 player 2 controller

    [–]jet199 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

    "Blow up"

    It's not that complex

    Edit, should have said it's not that deep, lol

    [–][deleted] 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    Idk, I certainly don't care about it. Much more tragic deaths happen every day than rich folks who were asking for it

    [–]passionflounder 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (2 children)

    Well... the submarine apparently did implode.

    [–]bucetao6969[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (1 child)

    Oh I hope my title didn't come too edgy now I didn't intend to 😂😂😂

    [–]passionflounder 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    It is what it is. It will be interesting to see how heavily the media carries this... and if they try to exploit it to further their climate agenda, for instance.

    Anyhow, leave it to the radical left to fantasize in a way that the rest of us are not allowed.

    [–]Masterblaster 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    I just read a Zerohedge article claiming that the US Navy heard it implode shortly after it descended, but they led the public to believe that the passengers were still alive to distract people from Biden corruption revelations.

    https://zerohedge.com/political/distraction-questions-swirl-over-timing-sub-story-biden-bombshells-hit-target

    [–]Mcheetah 2 insightful - 1 fun2 insightful - 0 fun3 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    I guess they all died.

    https://news.sky.com/story/expert-explains-why-the-titan-submersible-may-have-suffered-catastrophic-implosion-12908160

    That sucks. Sorry it happened to them, but it's not like they didn't know the risks and all. The captain and his disregard for safety is really to blame. But yeah, "Go to see the Titanic; make history while permanently joining the rest of the sea ghosts."

    [–]RedItBurn 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    I still don't know what it's all about, but I've just seen memes everywhere about it.

    [–]SoCo 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    Coincidence: Fed interest hikes were just about to come out for the US and EU and they both paint a very dire outlook.

    [–]EternalSunset 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

    Because the Ukrainian counteroffensive is going very badly for NATO and they don't want the Goyim seeing that. Same reason they planted fake stories about aliens.

    [–]bucetao6969[S] 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (0 children)

    The hunter binder story had more validity

    [–]IkeConn 1 insightful - 1 fun1 insightful - 0 fun2 insightful - 1 fun -  (1 child)

    The movie will come out by next summer. I guarantee it.

    [–]bucetao6969[S] 2 insightful - 2 fun2 insightful - 1 fun3 insightful - 2 fun -  (0 children)

    I wonder if it will beat "Saved from the Titanic" record, released just 31 days after the accident.