Death at the bottom of the ocean

The more I read about this terrible tragedy, the angrier I get. Why on earth undertake such an incredibly stupid thing and also bring a child along?

@torunn said
The more I read about this terrible tragedy, the angrier I get. Why on earth undertake such an incredibly stupid thing and also bring a child along?

@fmf said
Well, apparently some celebrity worshippers have convinced themselves that they were pushing the frontiers of scientific knowledge so that the human race could progress in our understanding of the human condition.

@torunn said
The more I read about this terrible tragedy, the angrier I get. Why on earth undertake such an incredibly stupid thing and also bring a child along?

@the-gravedigger said
That's the saddest part about it. Apparently the lad had great reservations about the whole thing.

@very-rusty said
As it turned out for very good reasons. The experts can't all be wrong, you got to believe the ones who have nothing to gain in what they said.

-VR

@torunn said
Couldn't somebody in their right mind have talked them out of this absurd idea? Did somebody even try? Pushing frontier... indeed!

@torunn said
The more I read about this terrible tragedy, the angrier I get. Why on earth undertake such an incredibly stupid thing and also bring a child along?

@rajk999 said
Achilles had the answer. "Nobody will remember your name"

@torunn said
How sad for the boy's mother to know that this expedition was doomed from the very beginning, even as an idea. What a tragedy for her.

@fmf said
And didn't she talk him into doing it despite his misgivings?

It makes the regret all the more bitter.

Or bitterer.

Inconsolable regret, I'd say

@torunn said
And what have we learned from this, FMF? What could possibly give some compensation?

Life is full of such stories. The dad who takes his excited child out to show off his new hot car or speedboat. The avid skiing family whose pregnant wife didn't go on this particular trip. People who take risks rarely think too much about those who may have to live with their loss for the rest of their lives. If you care about others, you will suffer loss.

@kewpie said
Life is full of such stories. The dad who takes his excited child out to show off his new hot car or speedboat. The avid skiing family whose pregnant wife didn't go on this particular trip. People who take risks rarely think too much about those who may have to live with their loss for the rest of their lives. If you care about others, you will suffer loss.

@torunn said
I know there are many similar tragedies, and we read about them and eventually forget. Some stay in our minds and hearts, as this one will. ❤️