it’s because rich people only care about themselves
This is such a terrible moralizing take …
It didn’t get the same attention because it had already happened, it was terrible, and nobody said otherwise, but there was no mystery or suspense about those peoples’ fates. There was no ongoing story.
The Titan story is in the same vein as when workers get trapped in a mine for weeks, or like those children in a cave in Thailand.
Also: you’re The Guardian, if you felt that the migrant shipwreck story deserved more attention, why didn’t you fucking write about it then?
The Greek shipwreck is an unfortunately common tragedy. Whether in the Mediterranean or elsewhere migrant bodies frequently wash ashore. The Titanic story is something novel, and I think at least partially people see it as something justified for adventure tourism exclusive to the extremely wealthy to end poorly. There is nothing to really get excitement out of from the shipwreck, it’s just sad.
Totally, while it’s certainly a tragedy you’re right migrants are crossing and unfortunately dying quite often. It’s not everyday some moron billionaire creates a ramshackle submarine and convinces other rich people to join him in his idiotic endeavour.
For what it’s worth I think the public have more sympathy for migrants who die either fleeing war or trying to make a better life for themselves than for a group of uber rich thrill seekers.
“A single death is a tragedy; a million deaths is a statistic.”
I can count on one hand the number of billionaires who have died on an experimental submersible touring the wreck of the Titanic.
Nobody looked at the Titan and thought: ahh well, they signed a waiver saying they accepted death was a possibility, there’s no point saving them.
Yeah, this author has obviously never been on the Internet before.
“Economic migrants on their way to illegally invade Italy capsized and everyone died :(”
Oh yeah, my heart bleeds for them. And the article is rife with “Think of the children!” pearl-clutching. It’s weird but maybe you should work on your own country instead of looking for handouts and not taking children on what is probably a dangerous journey.
