16-Year-Old Sailor Feared Lost at Sea

[Ben Kenobi]

Such impertinence! Don't you recognise your betters Ozzy?

He's a PRINCE for god's sake.

[Asher]

You have fears not dreams. If you had dreams, why would you care what other people achieve, and be judging their goals as stupidity?

What the ****?

It's about survival of the fittest. People who make stupid decisions can do what they want. This girl just removed herself from the genepool.

She died doing something inane and pointless. I reserve the right to call her stupid and judge her goal as stupid.

Have I? First in my class of 400?

Data entry clerk living in his mother's basement at what, 28? 30? I forget how old you are, but it's pathetic.

Her brother was successful, so I don't see why it's stupid for her to try it.

This is bulletproof logic as usual. It didn't kill someone else, it means it's not stupid.

People have jumped from 10 story buildings and survived. It's still stupid to do it.

What you mean is that you wouldn't dare have the balls to attempt something like this, so the attempt is stupid.

The attempt is stupid because the risk/reward evaluation is ridiculously one-sided. The risk is immense, the reward is nothing.

[Asher]

Such impertinence! Don't you recognise your betters Ozzy?

He's a PRINCE for god's sake.

The guy just compared this ***** to Columbus. ****ing Columbus.

Unbelievable.

[Asher]

****ING COLUMBUS. SERIOUSLY.

[Ben Kenobi]

It's about survival of the fittest.

So that's your primary goal in life? To survive? I rest my case. Fears, not dreams.

The guy just compared this ***** to Columbus. ****ing Columbus.

To be fair Columbus never crossed the equator.

[Wiglaf]

It is widely reported Columbus had the anal sex with most of his ship's slaves..let's not put every panty wearing 16th century explorer on a pedestal here.

[Dinner]

Ben should sail around the world. In a leaky boat. During hurricane season.

[Ben Kenobi]

With you as my navigator, how could I fail?

[Asher]

So that's your primary goal in life? To survive? I rest my case. Fears, not dreams.

I never said that was my goal.

[OzzyKP]

It is unsurprising also that instead of being worried, or concerned, or mournful over the potential loss of this person, you are instead gloating over her disappearance.

Nothing is more satisfying than a dead teenager and a hearty "I told you so".

Class

[Dinner]

It's a good thing if it convinces other parents not to foolishly and needlessly risk their childrens' lives.

[Asher]

It is unsurprising also that instead of being worried, or concerned, or mournful over the potential loss of this person, you are instead gloating over her disappearance.

Nothing is more satisfying than a dead teenager and a hearty "I told you so".

Class

Who is gloating?

Now you've compared this girl to Columbus while also mischaracterizing the beliefs of others for your own selfish political gains.

[SlowwHand]

He was lucky.

Anyone sailing unassisted has to get lucky, regardless of whether they are 16 or 55.

They tell people all of the time not to swim alone. So a person gets on a boat and suddenly it's OK? I don't think so. I don't let anyone work alone in the warehouse or anywhere. If they fall out, they need someone there.
And yes, the age ups the ante. At 55, one would think a person has more knowledge and experience than a 16 year old.

[giblets]

At least when 55 year olds get themselves killed they don't have their entire lives ahead of them.

[SlowwHand]

That too, and thanks ever so much for bringing it up, you little bastard.