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- apwell23 2y agofiled under heartwarming news
- abecedarius 2y agoWhat's your beef with a random boat owner, both of you?
- swed420 2y agoProbably something to do with the typical series of events that unfold before becoming the "owner" of a $128K yacht.
- Gud 2y agoSorry but 128k for a yacht is not a lot of money and should be achievable by anyone who is willing to work hard.
- swed420 2y agoI think you mean to say "is currently achievable by anyone willing to exploit hard" considering most of these people own far more than just the $128K yacht. These acts have lasting repercussions on everybody else in the world, and very rarely ever originate from "hard work."
- Gud 2y agoAre you serious? Many of the people yachting with (fairly midrange) boats are retired professionals with a passion for sailing. Many times people pool their money together.
- swed420 2y agoIt's a good predictor of class, and most in that position exploited their way upward, and/or inherited from those who did so. It's not so much a moral failing as it is a systemic one, because we can rearrange the pieces on the Monopoly board and still get the same predictable rent-seeking behavior.
- dzhiurgis 2y agoI don’t think you ever met real oceanic vagabond. People you see in marinas isn’t them - marinas are super expensive.
- MattPalmer1086 2y agoI think you'll find that the vast majority of people who work very hard have no hope at all of affording $128k for a luxury item. Maybe you just mean it's not a lot of money for very well paid people?
- ur-whale 2y ago> Go team Beast! It's all fun and games until someone brings a shotgun aboard.
- alamortsubite 2y agoThis isn't a bunch of yahoos on a party boat in Corpus Christi Bay. Where is a yacht owner in the Mediterranean going to get a shotgun, and would such a tiny weapon even be effective against a half dozen 8000 lb whales, anyway? I have a hard time believing it'd be worth the risk of getting caught by authorities with an illegal firearm onboard.
- ur-whale 2y ago> I have a hard time believing it'd be worth the risk Well, isn't that nice, we get to do a Gedankeexperiment. You get choose between the two following scenarios: - bringing a shotgun onboard, using it to defend your life by at least inflicting pain to the attacking beast and trying to chase them away. Oh, and yeah, maybe paying a 300 euro fine for trying to make sure you come back home alive. - not bringing a shotgun aboard, getting pummeled, sunk and either eaten or drowned. But sure, you'll not be fined 300 euros. I know what I'd do. Oh, and > where is a yacht owner in the Mediterranean going to get a shotgun LOL. Any large coastal city suburb in either Spain, France or Italy ?