I’m sure it will garner the kind of media frenzy that submarine with those 5 dudes did.

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    I’m sure it will garner the kind of media frenzy that submarine with those 5 dudes did.

    People only cared because (A) it was rich people laughing at god and (B) the mystery of the search.

    Although this is actually three missing boats so maybe this will get a flurry of coverage. Not that I’m betting on it…

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      I don’t think it was even that it was rich people.

      We recently had the mystery disappearance of Nicola Bulley in the UK that got huge media attention because everyone was playing detective; we’ve had similar media frenzy over the Chilean miners, the Thai footballers in the cave, the RAF lad who disappeared on a night out (it’s thought he climbed into an industrial bin)…

      The common thread is that everyone can speculate on whether the subjects will survive or not. ‘Migrant boats sinks’ stories are focused on too many nameless people and the outcome is too easily predicted for a media frenzy and workplace discussions. People love a bit of speculation.

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      Oh it’ll probably get a flurry of coverage, but I suspect none of it will be compassionate

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    Submarines going down is way rarer. At that depth it’s almost unheard of.

    There was a similar media frenzy when a military sub went missing a few years ago.

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      Yeah, but that doesn’t fit my outrage narrative that keeps me going from day to day…

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      Was that the one off Argentina? Had forgotten about that - could’ve put it in my post! More evidence it’s the uncertainty that drives public engagement.

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    The western powers don’t care about migrants, they’re busy dropping bombs and sanctions in their home countries to stop any revolution. “These children will die in the name of God, amén.”