Translation: He cannot act as a visionary genious when there are qualified people around that know something and ask hard questions.
The OceanGate CEO ... once explained how he didn’t hire “50-year-old white guys” with military experience to captain his vessels because they weren’t “inspirational.”
Stockton Rush, 61, added that such expertise was unnecessary because “anybody can drive the sub” with a $30 video game controller.
Each thing that comes out about this guy makes him look a little worse.
He specifically stated he didn't want to hire older and experienced employees.
https://nypost.com/2023/06/21/why-stockton-rush-didnt-hire-50-year-old-white-guys-for-titanic-sub-tours/
Translation: He cannot act as a visionary genious when there are qualified people around that know something and ask hard questions.
Each thing that comes out about this guy makes him look a little worse.