I was thinking about how we get fixated on tragedies that involve rich people
Eg. last year we had the submarine thing.
Is it just the media? I don't think so because they can see the traffic it generates.
Is is schadenfreude? Maybe?
Or perhaps the more general thing that rich people are mostly protected from bad s**t in life and yet it can still happen to them and that makes it more shocking?
There is something going on.
Posted By: Knitted Jesus on August 22nd 2024 at 10:42:05
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- If only we could hear a little bit more about the yacht that sank. Heard virtually nothing (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Aug 22, 10:36:31
- It'll all go quite once they're all declared dead or missing (General Chat) - Captain Bligh, Aug 22, 12:07:00
- Yeahbut what about yeah if it was the tofueatingguardianreadingwokerati (General Chat) - Nelsons final flanel, Aug 22, 11:54:05
- I was thinking about how we get fixated on tragedies that involve rich people (General Chat) - Knitted Jesus, Aug 22, 10:42:05
- I suppose rich people can afford to do stupider/more dangerous things. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Aug 22, 13:48:20
- billionaries in tubes (General Chat) - Pixelman, Aug 22, 14:08:24
- With this one I think also the coincidence (and it really does seem a coincidence) that (General Chat) - Legacy Fan, Aug 22, 11:49:58
- It wasn’t a hit and run (General Chat) - SenatusAcademicus, Aug 22, 12:36:51
- Yes that was somewhat bizarre (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Aug 22, 12:27:06
- I work in Superyacht management in the South of France (General Chat) - Kirrie, Aug 22, 12:03:37
- They should design the boats like Incy Wincy Spider, he can climb up waterspouts (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Aug 22, 12:19:42
- Exactly this. Now I have absolutely nothing against these people. I don’t know much about (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Aug 22, 11:01:48
- I think it's a little simpler to be honest (General Chat) - norwaay, Aug 22, 11:08:21
- Good point. But even today the Beeb reporter was enquiring whether there could be air (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Aug 22, 11:10:36
- Any air pocket there may have been will have turned foul long ago. (n/m) (General Chat) - Kirrie, Aug 22, 12:12:56
- Have you not seen the Poseidon Adventure?! (n/m) (General Chat) - paulg, Aug 22, 11:21:20
- That element is definitely silly (n/m) (General Chat) - norwaay, Aug 22, 11:19:21
- Good point. But even today the Beeb reporter was enquiring whether there could be air (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Aug 22, 11:10:36
- I think it's a little simpler to be honest (General Chat) - norwaay, Aug 22, 11:08:21
- Jay Taylor wasn’t rich but we had wall to wall coverage for him (General Chat) - Ben, Aug 22, 10:58:08
- Slater? (n/m) (General Chat) - APB, Aug 22, 13:28:38
- The woman who fell in the river wasn't rich either (n/m) (General Chat) - jamesward, Aug 22, 10:59:48
- Indeed - and the stories perpetuated as long as the people involved were still missing (n/m) (General Chat) - norwaay, Aug 22, 11:09:21
- Yeah good point. Its probably more about that. (n/m) (General Chat) - Knitted Jesus, Aug 22, 11:23:11
- Indeed - and the stories perpetuated as long as the people involved were still missing (n/m) (General Chat) - norwaay, Aug 22, 11:09:21
- It's if Brits are involved. Probably would have heard very little (General Chat) - CB41, Aug 22, 10:56:12
- You mean people (General Chat) - paulg, Aug 22, 11:01:24
- Pretty much the same in this instance, for me (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Aug 22, 11:16:20
- Lynch was well known (General Chat) - paulg, Aug 22, 11:39:07
- Hmm, I would say that most would’ve had to google him tbh (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Aug 22, 11:42:11
- Indeed, although, as I said to Cancan yesterday, a little (General Chat) - CB41, Aug 22, 12:47:47
- Der der, dut dut dut dut der der, dut dut dut dut der der, dur der dut dut der... (General Chat) - Pixelman, Aug 22, 13:50:04
- 💃🏼(ish) (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Aug 22, 16:24:19
- Der der, dut dut dut dut der der, dut dut dut dut der der, dur der dut dut der... (General Chat) - Pixelman, Aug 22, 13:50:04
- Of course, it depends on your interests etc (General Chat) - paulg, Aug 22, 11:50:24
- Indeed, although, as I said to Cancan yesterday, a little (General Chat) - CB41, Aug 22, 12:47:47
- Hmm, I would say that most would’ve had to google him tbh (n/m) (General Chat) - Augustus Pablo, Aug 22, 11:42:11
- Lynch was well known (General Chat) - paulg, Aug 22, 11:39:07
- Pretty much the same in this instance, for me (n/m) (General Chat) - CB41, Aug 22, 11:16:20
- You mean people (General Chat) - paulg, Aug 22, 11:01:24
- I suppose rich people can afford to do stupider/more dangerous things. (n/m) (General Chat) - protheroe fitzgibbon, Aug 22, 13:48:20
- What yacht? (n/m) (General Chat) - footymadman, Aug 22, 10:39:15
- Think he's talking about the Bismarck (n/m) (General Chat) - 51eve, Aug 22, 10:40:06
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