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Thank you for your work, this will be huge!

Don’t forget to bring your magic wand

That’s pretty funny… err I mean hoc est ridiculam!

Couldn’t agree more.

Agreed, I like the position that this is a new platform. Yes, it has some similarities to Reddit but the Fediverse is it’s own thing.

This is the way

Haha I didn’t know that restaurant take out was an American topic. Some people…
Anyways, I 100% agree with you. These containers cost pennies, not dollars. From a business standpoint having take out containers is part of overhead i.e what you absolutely need to be in a functional business. Some restaurants are trying to flex their overhead and turn it into a profit maker.

“You know what, those containers that we’ve been providing for free since forever ago, let’s start charging a 150% markup on the container and start making money on them!”

I haven’t ordered from BWW in a few years but that is shameful what some of these corporations will add in “fees” to see how much they can nickel and dime their consumer.

Yes, there has been successful trips that he’s taken tourists down to the titanic and back. However, his track record isn’t rock solid. His original design wasn’t rated for the depths he was going. It wasn’t until a whistleblower came out (which he retaliated against by firing btw) that the submersible porthole was redesigned. Who knows if the “redesign” was actually rated for the depths he was travelling. All we know is that he “replaced” it.

This is the same person that said safety regulations stifle innovation. Yeah, regulations might slow down innovation but you know… they’re intended to keep people alive. The Titan wasn’t certified by any governing body to travel to the depths it was going.

He didn’t fully disclose to his travelers what they were getting themselves into. People say they had to sign a waiver. There’s a waiver I got to sign to a eat spicy chicken sandwich at a local restaurant joint. I got to sign a waiver to park my car in a parking lot. You think 100% of people actually read them? It’s just like software terms and conditions. Scroll to the bottom and accept.

I’m surprised by the amount of people who thought they would die from running out of oxygen in 96 hours or whatever it was. At that depth the tiniest structural failure and that sardine can is going to blow into pieces, including the occupants.

They were dead days ago when they first went missing.
A few innocent people are the victims of one conman’s dream of selling titanic tours.

Just goes to show that they don’t value the community and the moderators who help keep their platform afloat. Reddit is seeing $$$ and doesn’t care anymore about the user experience.

It’s been fun for me to exploring it. Still getting a feel for how it works but so far I’m enjoying kbin.

Unfortunately, these migrant ships that sink are not exactly unique. There’s at least a handful that go down every year. As someone else pointed out that this is pretty much a first of its kind disaster. Tourists dying visiting the Titanic. Before this became news I had no idea that this was even something people do… then again I’m not a millionaire with a disposable 250k.

Migrant boat sinking with hundreds on board - tragic? Yes. Is this something new that happens? Unfortunately no.