Behind the scenes of the operation of locating, identifying and investigating what really happened to the submersible Titan, speculation has already begun on who will be the first to visit the site.
The 05 dead from the predictable tragedy, and their bankrupt contraption, will join the attractions of millionaires and billionaires who visit the place.
In the absence of Jurassic Word or luxury restaurants on the Moon, billionaires spend their money on dinners of mammoth meat genetically recreated from DNA extracted from the frozen remains of dead extinct animals, on adventures inside capsules thrown into the highest part of the atmosphere. or the depths of the ocean.
Many, like me, were excited to follow these adventures, believing that they were pure science!... What an illusion.
In fact, dedication to pure science, with no purpose other than the advancement of humanity, is today restricted to small investments by governments.
But we have to accept that such studies do not exist. Today's concern is to make money at any cost. No matter how.
An example of this is Titan. A true engineering throwback. Crafted from carbon fiber (read layered plastic tarpaulin here) that reached deep down thanks to lead pipes found in junkyards.
There was never any doubt that engineering could create a vehicle capable of reaching a depth of 4,000 meters. The challenge was to produce a vehicle from parts that could be purchased in a Chinese marketplace.
Unlike advances in science that bring advances to humanity, cost races do not bring evolution. BUT without a doubt they bring us lessons.
Soon we will have trips to the wreck of the Titanic, with the right to a quickie 482 meters from the Titan OceanGate. Are you up for it?
An insider I'd like to do is about the constant attacks leveled at entrepreneur, CEO, and would-be sparrow teacher, Stockton Rush:
Was he a scoundrel? Probably yes. Billionaires who denied the ride claimed that it claimed that traveling on the Titan was as safe as a plane ride or crossing the street. Rush also flouted security in a mean and ambitious way. BUT Rush didn't use a van to pick up children off the street and drag them deep into the ocean. Rush presented his proposal to people who could easily identify the risk they faced by making a call.
Even the simplest people in a Google search identifies that Rush's company had no reference in what it proposed to do. Being something completely experimental and the focus of continuous criticism.
Who would buy a vacation package without even typing the company name into Google. And if you typed and read barbarities about her, would you remain optimistic?
What if the owner of the company was traveling with you? Would he place security over his own expectations of profit?... This will be discussed in another article, but I'll already advance the Chapecoense Tragedy as a case reference. Company Owner X Driver of the company vehicle.
