Meanwhile in CanadaJun 22, 2023
I want to live in a world where 500 migrants lost at sea evokes more concern than 3 millionaires lost in a vanity submarine.
Show threadChookMother 🇦🇺🦘Jun 22, 2023

@MeanwhileinCanada How much is concern and how much is interest because of the novelty/uniqueness of the situation?

If you mean the amount of effort being made to rescue the passengers, I would like to see even half of that expended on rescuing refugees who are in danger at sea. It's one of the oldest moral codes that you always come to the aid of anyone in trouble at sea.

Show threadAaronJun 22, 2023
@anne_twain @MeanwhileinCanada The novelty does make it more interesting. I'm not immune to that effect. But it should have no bearing whatsoever on where our efforts and resources are devoted. Every human life has value. And billionaires already have plenty of people to look out for them. So 100% of our time and energy should go to helping the refugees.
Show threaddingodog

@hosford42 @anne_twain @MeanwhileinCanada Furthermore, the billionaires who went out of their way to avoid a regulatory safety framework because "they knew better" already opted out. You don't get to opt out of society when you don't like it, then expect it to cover your butt when things get bad.

Contrast the migrants, who would all have absolutely preferred a safe way to seek a better life, but got forced into terrible choices between bad options

Jun 22, 2023 at 3:54pmWeb