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Why did they do this? How do they pay rent and earn a living? This is an unfair comment because I never met them - but I look at these expensive high-profile

Why did they do this? How do they pay rent and earn a living? This is an unfair comment because I never met them - but I look at these expensive high-profile wanna-be high fame adventures and think these are simply people that have a lot of money and time and want to do something really cool. They even have a spreadsheet planning their next cool adventure. IMO- imagine if their time was spent helping others instead of such high level of self gratification. Parents who provide wealth need to provide and teach generosity and prioritize human giving too.

URSpider94 10y ago
What an odd response. As you yourself say, "this is an unfair comment." This is a case where dozens of human lives were snuffed out in an instant, and basically nobody ever figured out what happened. The story calls out clearly that there are friends and family still living who have lasting emotional scars. These guys donated their own time and money to investigate this incident, because they took a personal interest in learning more. Beyond that, the expedition itself was nothing to write home about -- it's not a summit of Everest, or even Kilmanjaro. Sure, I'm sure they got some enjoyment out of what they did, but is that wrong? Finally, I don't see any sign that these guys are seeking your approval or praise for what they did, so I have a hard time understanding why you are so offended.
erobbins 10y ago
If you read the article, you'd have seen that they trained on their own time then took 2 weeks vacation from their regular jobs to go do this. These guys aren't (don't appear to be?) trust fund kids galavanting around the world having adventures.
HeyLaughingBoy 10y ago
So... Your basic objection is you don't like how people choose to spend their time and money? And you somehow know better than them how it should be spent?

URSpider94 10y ago

What an odd response. As you yourself say, "this is an unfair comment." This is a case where dozens of human lives were snuffed out in an instant, and basically nobody ever figured out what happened. The story calls out clearly that there are friends and family still living who have lasting emotional scars. These guys donated their own time and money to investigate this incident, because they took a personal interest in learning more. Beyond that, the expedition itself was nothing to write home about -- it's not a summit of Everest, or even Kilmanjaro. Sure, I'm sure they got some enjoyment out of what they did, but is that wrong? Finally, I don't see any sign that these guys are seeking your approval or praise for what they did, so I have a hard time understanding why you are so offended.

erobbins 10y ago

If you read the article, you'd have seen that they trained on their own time then took 2 weeks vacation from their regular jobs to go do this. These guys aren't (don't appear to be?) trust fund kids galavanting around the world having adventures.

HeyLaughingBoy 10y ago

So... Your basic objection is you don't like how people choose to spend their time and money? And you somehow know better than them how it should be spent?