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[–] _chris@lemmy.world 68 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago) (1 children)

Yeah we should build a bigger submarine that fits more billionaires. But no kids this time.

[–] Cris_Color@lemmy.world 12 points 1 month ago (5 children)

There were kids in it...? Christ :(

[–] _chris@lemmy.world 21 points 1 month ago

Yeah. One of the rich guys brought his son. Reported as “university aged” but still.

[–] jonne@infosec.pub 20 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Over 18, but still young enough to not be predestined to become like the other billionaires I guess.

[–] whyNotSquirrel@sh.itjust.works 14 points 1 month ago (1 children)

and he didn't want to go, or I'm mixing things?

[–] harrys_balzac@lemmy.dbzer0.com 9 points 1 month ago* (last edited 1 month ago)

His mom refused to go and tried to convince the dad to cancel the trip.

[–] NatakuNox@lemmy.world 5 points 1 month ago (1 children)

Over 18, but he was the only one that doesn't want to be there. He was scared but didn't want to disappoint his father. That poor kid and his mother. Can't imagine how she must feel. This is why being a good parent takes more than resources. I would never want a relationship with my kids where they felt pressured into doing something just to make me happy. I'd hope I'd make different decisions as a father if I was in that situation. My son openly tells me about his hesitant feelings towards an objectively dangerous trip, I'm not making him go at the very least. And I'm probably not going myself because me and my son can do something else together.

[–] Elaine@lemmy.world 7 points 1 month ago

Quote from his mother on giving up her seat to her son - BBC News:

"Then I stepped back and gave them space to set [Suleman] up, because he really wanted to go," she said.

https://www.bbc.com/news/world-us-canada-66015851

[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 3 points 1 month ago (1 children)

One was a kid, one was a person who spent a chunk of her life saving for a ticket.

Most of them were just regular people.

[–] Elaine@lemmy.world 6 points 1 month ago (1 children)

There were no women on the submersible.

[–] Ilovethebomb@sh.itjust.works 1 points 1 month ago

That may have been a passenger on a different dive then.

[–] Elaine@lemmy.world 2 points 1 month ago

No, the “kid” was 19