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It wouldn’t bother me if they were the only ones taking a risk. But that’s not the case, people will have to come bail them out when something goes wrong, riski
by ornornor 3y ago
It wouldn’t bother me if they were the only ones taking a risk. But that’s not the case, people will have to come bail them out when something goes wrong, risking their own safety because these two couldn’t be bothered to observe safety rules, and whatever boat they would collide into being unable to control theirs would also be impacted (safety, financially for repairs)
I’m all for hacking, experimenting etc. Not when it comes as the expense of others or animals.
- gumby 3y agoI eat animals so don’t share that concern, but respect it. I don’t think the burden of this behavior is a waste of my tax money. Yes, it irritates me when people go into the wilderness unprepared but I’m glad when they are rescued. This is similar; the failure modes imposed upon third parties are pretty minimal and we see from the post by he coast guard officer it’s no big deal. Another parallel is seatbelts: we all should wear them but the first responders should still help motorists who don’t. I would not say the same thing if someone were doing home biohacking and didn’t dispose of their bio and chemical waste properly. That has a large and asymmetric impact on third parties.