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He was not recognized as an expert by other deep-sea submerisble experts. He was repeatedly warned about safety issue with this design. These events are tragi
by stonogo 3y ago
He was not recognized as an expert by other deep-sea submerisble experts. He was repeatedly warned about safety issue with this design. These events are tragic, but they were predictable and avoidable and that makes it frustrating.
- Workaccount2 3y agoAnother testament to the magic of speaking confidently about something to others who know nothing about that something.
- wepple 3y agoI often figure that you only need about 25% more knowledge/expertise on a topic than others to seem like an expert, and for them to be incapable of actually judging your knowledge
- AH4oFVbPT4f8 3y agoSpecifically warned 5 years ago by his own employee and fired him as a thank you to boot. "OceanGate fired employee David Lochridge in 2018 after he expressed concern about the submersible's safety" source https://www.cbsnews.com/news/titanic-submarine-oceangate-hull-safety-lawsuit/ https://www.cbsnews.com/news/titanic-submarine-oceangate-hul...