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bonif | 2 years ago

Move fast, break things, ignore safety protocols :-(

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meepmorp|2 years ago

You're not ignoring safety protocols if you don't have them to begin with.

jacquesm|2 years ago

And ignore engineer employees that point out that you have a dangerous recipe.

Qem|2 years ago

To be fair, he was not ignored. He was fired.

neaden|2 years ago

Safety regulations are written in blood as they say.

Qem|2 years ago

Sink deep, crush self.

mensetmanusman|2 years ago

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ceejayoz|2 years ago

Is there anything the NY Post can't try to blame on wokeness?

The objection seems to be age, not race:

> “I wanted our team to be younger, to be inspirational and I’m not going to inspire a 16-year-old to go pursue marine technology, but a 25-year-old, uh, you know, who’s a sub pilot or a platform operator or one of our techs can be inspirational,” said Rush.

Not an uncommon scenario at startups.

nickff|2 years ago

Did Oceangate or its founder(s) say they intended to 'move fast and break things', or are you just imputing that they held those beliefs? The company purported to "maintain[] high-level operational safety".

toomuchtodo|2 years ago

> Metro reports that last year, when asked about the safety of the Titan submersible, Stockton Rush, OceanGate’s CEO, said, “You know, there’s a limit. At some point safety just is pure waste. I mean if you just want to be safe, don’t get out of bed. Don’t get in your car. Don’t do anything. At some point, you’re going to take some risk, and it really is a risk/reward question. I think I can do this just as safely by breaking the rules.”

https://jalopnik.com/oceangate-ceo-called-safety-a-waste-sui...

ceejayoz|2 years ago

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

> Rush's experience and research led him to two basic conclusions: one, that submersibles had an unwarranted reputation as dangerous vehicles due to their use in ferrying commercial divers, and two, the Passenger Vessel Safety Act of 1993 "needlessly prioritized passenger safety over commercial innovation".