Why do people even want to see the Titanic in person?

Evono@lemmy.world to No Stupid Questions@lemmy.world – 4 points –
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I think it would be pretty cool to see but in no fucking way is it worth trying to get there.

I suspect many rich people are desensitised to fun. They spend more and more, on more and more adventurous bs, out of sheer boredom.

I did some basic scuba diving and the coolest thing I saw was definitely a ship wreck. I have pictures of the dive, but they simply don't do it justice.

This was only at 17m depth though, so risk was okay as long as you have the right training and are smart about it.

The Titanic is legendary and must be amazing to see. The fact that you're one of the few people to witness it, definitely adds to the appeal.

Do I think it's worth $250,000 and/or the risk? Definitely not.

For others, that amount if money is just not and issue (sadly), and the risks were not explained clearly to them.

I think visiting a part of history really helps a person appreciate what happened. Seeing something in-person is sometimes just so much more of an experience than a video. I personally would be pretty scared to go in a submarine but I can see the appeal to have a unique historical experience.

The Titanic was only found in 1985. Imagine if we found the Malaysia Airlines Flight 370 today intact at the bottom of the ocean. Also it wasn’t just some common vehicle like a Boeing 777, the titanic was the biggest luxury ship ever built at the time. So change Malaysian Airlines flight 370 with Air Force One for cultural parity.

It would be incredibly interesting for someone of our generation to visit it. But a young person in 2060 would just ask why anyone would find an old airplane wreck of any interest.

Also, it speaks to the imagination. It's a brilliant tale of hubris; the ship touted to be unsinkable brought down by an iceberg.

I get it. If I had stupid amounts of money and someone was like, "hey wanna go see the Titanic?" I'd be like, "nah, I saw it in theaters and it was too long. Oh wait you mean the actual Titanic?! Fuck yeah!"

  • You want to go see the Titanic?

  • Nah, it's too long

  • No, I meant the actual wreck of the Titanic

  • I know. It's like 270 meters...