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undefined> I’m so tired of valuing people based on their net worth.
You mean like you just did?
In case you care, which you've already indicated you don't, there are more researchers on the submarine than billionbaires.
"actually, you're the one valuing people on net worth for pointing out the things we'll do to accommodate billionaires but not for migrants" is such a piss take it's not even funny
Who's "we"? It wasn't the same people responding to them.
I like that there isn't a single upvote for your comments, which neatly illustrates that a downvote button actually isn't necessary.
From what I've read there's one researcher on the sub, two members of one of Pakistan's richest families, an "explorer" who rode with the Amazon guy into space, and the CEO of the company that thought their submarines were too advanced to get categorised/certified for the depths they visit.
Don't forget that the CEO also bragged in a video that the sub only has one button, is controlled by a cheap wireless logitech controller and he bought parts of the sub from camping world.
There's nothing wrong with COTS equipment like the Camping World light that's been made much fun of. The controller either, at least in principle, though the idea of using this battery-powered wireless device specifically is maybe not smart. But the fact that the guy who built it is bragging about them as if he's pulled one over on Big Bathyscaphe should have been a red flag about the quality and safety factors built into the rest of the thing.
Yeah, a COTS video game controller makes sense in context (though I'd have opted for a wired version, myself). I'm also pretty sure the US Navy also uses Xbox controllers for their ~~periscopes~~ photonics masts in their subs.
https://www.theverge.com/2018/3/18/17136808/us-navy-uss-colorado-xbox-controller
The difference is that the Navy uses actual Xbox controllers which are very reliable. The reviews for that logitech model are filled with connection issues, which of course makes people wonder if they were doing any validation testing on the sub at all
Also the xbox controller is not controlling a critical system. I presume if the submarine loses it's photonic mast it is not dead in the water.
You should look more into the story and into the occupancy before you start taking random moral stances cause you want to be rich one day.