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A friend said he warned Stockton Rush about possible defects on the Titan in 2019 after hearing 'cracking' noises
(www.businessinsider.com)
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Sounds like Rush was one of those risk takers and visionaries. These sorts of people hold themselves up as beacons of light and others do too until the risk taking catches up.
I remember I had a boss that liked some book they read about one of these sorts of people. My boss even had the company buy each of us a copy to read. I skipped it. What I remember though was the the guy died while doing one of their risky things maybe 6 months later. Just thought it was classic. Guy held up as an example by people in authority shows how stupid those people are by getting himself killed.
The nicest thing I can say about this guy is… umm… he died doing what he loved?
Honestly... I can only hope that when I go, I take a handful of rich businessmen with me.
And also one of their kids, who didn't really want to go?
I don't like gloating over the death of random rich people. If people being rich is a problem then this isn't the right solution.