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It's not reasonable for regular people to understand the scale of those risks. I've watched video of a previous paying customer talking to Rush about the risks

It's not reasonable for regular people to understand the scale of those risks. I've watched video of a previous paying customer talking to Rush about the risks noted in the waiver, and he downplays it so much, almost mocking the very notion that the risk is unreasonable. Imagine being told that the gluing of titanium to carbon fiber is a risk, but the guy telling you that is saying it's no big deal - just innovation. How are you supposed to have any meaningful understanding of that risk? Like is it a huge red flag or just a YOLO issue? I wouldn't know, I'd have to defer to the "experts" who I am entrusting my life to.

mrguyorama 3y ago
These by definition are not normal people. If you can afford a $250k ticket to the Titanic, you can afford to be properly informed about risk. Hell, you could literally hire your own engineer for a full year to evaluate that risk, go over things, and have money leftover to hire a lawyer to go through the CYA forms. >I wouldn't know, I'd have to defer to the "experts" who I am entrusting my life to. We shouldn't consider someone an expert just because they run a business. Stockton was clearly not an expert in any of this, except maybe marketing. Shouldn't at the very least, rich people be expected to have some personal responsibility? They have no excuse.
- monkeynotes 3y ago
  Just because you are wealthy doesn't change anything. How are you supposed to know that the fact the pressure vessel isn't certified is a massive red flag, and not just a way to innovate more quickly? Rush painted industry safety as holding everything back and did not properly communicate that you should probably have an independent engineer review the risks. I mean, he was willing to go to the wreck with you, isn't that a hard endorsement of the risk being mitigated? Again, watch some videos, he downplays the risk all the time. It's a form of manipulation, like buying a junk car from a used car salesman. Yes you could have a mechanic look at it, but it's such a great deal, if you walk away someone else will snap it up. All along the salesman is neglecting to mention the wheels are glued on because the bolts sheared, and the brake lines are held together with duct tape.
- cyberneticist 3y ago
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mrguyorama 3y ago

These by definition are not normal people. If you can afford a $250k ticket to the Titanic, you can afford to be properly informed about risk. Hell, you could literally hire your own engineer for a full year to evaluate that risk, go over things, and have money leftover to hire a lawyer to go through the CYA forms. >I wouldn't know, I'd have to defer to the "experts" who I am entrusting my life to. We shouldn't consider someone an expert just because they run a business. Stockton was clearly not an expert in any of this, except maybe marketing. Shouldn't at the very least, rich people be expected to have some personal responsibility? They have no excuse.

monkeynotes 3y ago
Just because you are wealthy doesn't change anything. How are you supposed to know that the fact the pressure vessel isn't certified is a massive red flag, and not just a way to innovate more quickly? Rush painted industry safety as holding everything back and did not properly communicate that you should probably have an independent engineer review the risks. I mean, he was willing to go to the wreck with you, isn't that a hard endorsement of the risk being mitigated? Again, watch some videos, he downplays the risk all the time. It's a form of manipulation, like buying a junk car from a used car salesman. Yes you could have a mechanic look at it, but it's such a great deal, if you walk away someone else will snap it up. All along the salesman is neglecting to mention the wheels are glued on because the bolts sheared, and the brake lines are held together with duct tape.
cyberneticist 3y ago
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