For those who are unaware: A couple billionaires, a pilot, and one of the billionaires’ son are currently stuck inside an extremely tiny sub a couple thousand meters under the sea (inside of the sub with the guys above).
They were supposed to dive down to the titanic, but lost connection about halfway down. They’ve been missing for the past 48 hours, and have 2 days until the oxygen in the sub runs out. Do you think they’ll make it?
It’s not an easy question, but I don’t think it’s about just choosing to stand idly by while they’re dying. Finding and recovering the sub would be an incredibly difficult and expensive operation. It might not apply to you specifically, but if someone thinks that the government should try to save these people, regardless of the cost, I think it raises the question why we’re letting other people die from preventable causes. Perhaps you disagree with current politics and think the government should do everything to save both rich and poor alike, but IMO if a multi-million $ rescue operation had been launched, it would’ve been a reminder that we, as a society, are letting other people die.