Well, he was a billionaire because he sold his successful business to Hewlett-Packard, who then wrecked it and strong-armed a case through the DoJ to claim he'd somehow misconstrued the value of his company, and then he spent 13 months in prison awaiting trial and was acquitted because the judge said HP just fucked it, so if we're making up theories about who's the villain in this story about an unexplained sinking... Maybe it's more complex than a cursory reading of a single news article?

[–] riodoro1@lemmy.world 17 points 2 months ago* (last edited 2 months ago) (2 children)

Sorry, I’ve been pre conditioned to assuming every billionaire is an asshole and broke multiple laws to hoard unreasonable amounts of wealth (this fucking yacht for example) while actively making or passively watching other people live in poverty.

Fuck him, his acquittal, his boat and every one of his billionaire friends.

[–] Skunk@jlai.lu 7 points 2 months ago

Well his 18 years old daughter died onboard that day, much like the kid in the titanic submarine. Only her mother survived. Maybe she was a little rich brat, maybe she would have become a world savior, who knows.

I’m all for eating the rich, but not before they are at least 45 years old, 18 is just sad.

[–] niartenyaw@midwest.social 5 points 2 months ago

I think you're still right though. regardless of the situation with HP, he still created a company that, when sold, made him a billionaire. I don't think that is possible without also exploiting people.

[–] reallykindasorta@slrpnk.net 22 points 3 months ago

Leaving the ocean to clean up all our messes smh

[–] uriel238@lemmy.blahaj.zone 17 points 2 months ago (3 children)

Storm-sunken. I'd love to know if there was a stupidity factor or if the Bayesian just got unlucky. To be fair, I'd expect a superyacht to be resilient to storms at sea and feature a savvy crew.

[–] Passerby6497@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

Damn, I was hoping the orcas got him.

[–] lemming741@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I saw they may have had too many windows open

https://uk.news.yahoo.com/bayesian-yacht-theories-how-sank-111421612.html

[–] chiliedogg@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

They're opening an investigation on the crew.

[–] thesporkeffect@lemmy.world 17 points 3 months ago

Hail Neptune!

[–] HN82@lemmy.world 16 points 2 months ago (1 children)

I believe that if Jesus really exists he smiles every time a billionaire goes to hell

[–] TotallynotJessica@lemmy.world 4 points 2 months ago

"There's no point in seeking vengeance, cause daddy(I) will render judgement onto all!"

[–] bfaliszek@lemmy.world 12 points 2 months ago

I really like this annual ritual of sacrificing billionaires to the god of the oceans!

[–] Kyrgizion@lemmy.world 11 points 2 months ago

1 down, 2700ish to go.

[–] yessikg@lemmy.blahaj.zone 8 points 2 months ago (1 children)

So are we taking bets about who is going to be next?

[–] Viking_Hippie@lemmy.world 3 points 2 months ago

Gives a whole new meaning to "Big money, no whammies" 😁

[–] pyre@lemmy.world 5 points 2 months ago

thanks again, comrade Poseidon

[–] hellfire103@lemmy.ca 4 points 2 months ago

Mwah-ha-ha-ha-ha!

[–] lightnsfw@reddthat.com 2 points 2 months ago

Posiden really has it out for these rich dudes huh?

[–] ZombieMantis@lemmy.world 2 points 2 months ago

I'll hold off on my celebration until their whole class ceases to exist, abolished and left in the past.

[–] mindbleach@sh.itjust.works 1 points 2 months ago

Wasn't that basketball shot about premature celebration?

[–] TheFriar@lemm.ee 1 points 2 months ago (1 children)

Feel like I’m OOTL here. Which others have we been rid of?

[–] v4ld1z@lemmy.zip 1 points 2 months ago

Weren't the guys involved in the submarine story a while back billionaires too?