The question I find interesting is, “Why do we care so much?”
5 people are likely to die in the Titan, though we hope they won’t.
If that’s just more ‘newsworthy’ than 58 illegal migrants dying in a capsized boat off Greece, the news is simply gauging public interest.
>The Titan is more unusual.
>We can — or prefer — to identify with those 5 rather than the illegal migrants.
>Approve or not, the Titan crew were doing something ‘interesting’.
>With their own money.
>(I won’t mention skin colour in case it bends the rules)
>We would get a bigger rush of pleasure if they are saved.
>Associated stories, the incredible depth, the relatively unknown seabed, the technology, the James Cameron movie, are interesting in some positive sort of way.
>If they die, chances are they’ll go down in history.
>Lots of photogenic images and representations.
>Envy? Would love to do it but not dying for it!
>It’s unusual (boat stories are too commonplace).
Things — and in this case, people — have whatever value we attach to them.
Right or wrong?
