And in the case of Oceangate, both of those bases are covered. (OceanGate/Zuma Press Wire/TNS)īut that doesn’t make the mockery and memes conversely void of positive social utility - especially when they are directed at the powerful or the arrogant. Titan, the submersible that vanished on expedition to the Titanic wreckage. However one feels about billionaires or the irony of a CEO famous for scoffing at safety regulations ultimately falling victim to that disregard, those rescue efforts were a virtuous endeavour.
#But thats none of my business religious memes full#
And this was on full display in the vast rescue efforts we saw, spanning an area of the sea roughly the size of Connecticut.
It is true from an evolutionary perspective our capacity for empathy is the foremost trait which has allowed humanity to flourish. To the casual observer, it may seem that the former of these groups is morally upstanding while the latter are callous ghouls. Conversely, on social media there was no shortage of people sharing memes mocking a cadre of million/billionaires whose fate was a predictable result of their delusional privilege. Many people watched news coverage with bated breath, taking the ordeal with dire seriousness and praying for the safe return of these poor misadventurers. Unsurprisingly these days, the disappearance of the Oceangate submarine turned polarizing.
Recently the world’s attention was captured by five men in a submarine, reminiscent of bygone headlines like “Thai soccer team trapped in cave” and “Little boy stuck in runaway balloon(?)” Ultimately, after several days of searching, it being suspected these men were stuck in the darkness of the ocean’s floor waiting for their oxygen to run out, pieces of wreckage were found. Free Press 101: How we practise journalism.
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