SmolderingSauna

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They build, sell tickets, and launch from somewhere … OceanGate is run from offices in Everett, Washington, USA.

https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/OceanGate

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It should have been avoided. Facts tell us very clearly it could not have been: there has been zero regulatory appetite for this activity, in the U.S. or elsewhere. And adventure-seekers will amuse themselves even at the expense of other’s lives. Amoral profiteers abound. Caveat Emptor.

I’m coming from a vehicle OEM. Down cycling isn’t recycling: we can’t decompose EV batteries and reuse/recycle like we can, say, steel.

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A missing, but important, element in this discussion is vehicle disposal/recycling capability and environmental impact. The current state of battery recycling adds another layer of complexity to this equation.

https://www.autoblog.com/article/electric-car-battery-recycling-reuse-storage/

Publicly funded but not for the public.

And before anyone makes a comment about the unhoused probably not paying taxes … neither do any of the children or retirees who use the service every single day of the year.

We’ve pretty much just abandoned any concept of citizenship or civic responsibility…