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Disagree, plenty of people are saying fuck the five billionaires in the sub.
I feel like most people make an exception for the 19 year old kid. I haven't spoken to anyone who doesn't feel bad about him, but maybe that's just my circles.
I think you pick out a few people and generalize to make the point you want to make. Frankly I find I care more then I expect. I think it is all easier for us to feel for and care about individuals then larger groups of less specific people which this shows.
On the other hand dying is part of life. These guys died doing what they loved. This is somewhere between heroic and a Darwin award for choosing to take a sub with a fair number of known issues and the documents they signed were pretty explicit about the risks. Their families on the others hand are a different matter though they must have known the risks too.
This is also a great example of how billionaires operate. They are always saying they know best and no regulations or taxes please. Then when the shit hits the fan they want to be bailed out. Rescue effort here more of the same. Not saying we should have not done it. Just rather typical.