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this post was submitted on 03 Sep 2023
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A person died. This is a tragedy for an event that brings positivity into the world. Kind of annoyed.They could take all the money it costs them and bring a whole lot more positivity into the world but instead choose sex drugs and rock'n'roll in the middle of the desert. If you want to see tragedies these people could prevent just go spend some time in the poorest parts of the city you live in.
By your logic, if you're a good person but you spend your disposable income on a form of recreation that inefficiently brings positivity to the world, you deserve to be ridiculed and your suffering is justly celebrated.
So you truly believe that all the resources they're wasting vs the fun they have as a group is a net positive to the world? I hope this year's fuck up is enough to shut down the event for the foreseeable future and I won't shed a single tear or have any pity for any of them that gets hurt because of their ridiculous recreation.
Do you know how much money is wasted on the Super Bowl? If there was an earthquake at the Super Bowl and it killed someone would you be there saying "Shouldn't have wasted that money, serves you right!"
Is the Superbowl happening in the middle of the desert in already muddy conditions even though people were warned it's not a good idea to go? Sorry I don't follow football.
You better go find out so you know if they deserve to die or not.
My point is, it doesn't matter how much you know about a subject. It's somebody's life. Somebody lost a loved one that day, and it was a tragedy regardless of how much smarter you are than them.
Do you know how many people in the world die because of the North American lavish lifestyle? A whole fucking lot.
That's strangely irrelevant to the conversation, but thanks for the fun fact, I guess.
Just pointing out that their death is pretty meaningless in the grand scheme of things especially as these are people that don't care about the impact of their lifestyle on the life expectancy of people in poor countries (the people make all their stuff they're addicted to).
Anyway, they put themselves in that shit and pretend it's about extreme survival (in a 200k$ offroad camper), so tough luck. It's no more dramatic than the death of a westerner that decided to spend a fortune to go climb the Everest.
Would a resort in the Virgin Islands be more respectable? Sorry their vacation doesn't look like yours.
Just pointing out that saying they bring positivity in the world is a load of BS as the resource wasted alone means their overall impact is negative to the world.
Are you bringing enough positivity to the world to deserve to be mourned of you were to die in a tragic accident? I would like to know where the line is, whose deaths are worth enough and is it only determined by what they do for fun, or does bringing positivity add to your score?
We're talking about a specific event and it's impact, talking about it bringing positivity to the world wasn't my choice, I'm just pointing out that no it's not something positive if you think about more than just the event itself.
Reminds me of the hippy drum circle episode of south park where they all get stoned and listen to jam bands and declare they are changing the world.