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[–] OhStopYellingAtMe 10 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

That’s not a fair generalization.

I own a house worth x amount of dollars, where “x” is average for a house in my area, and not even close to “rich” amount.

If I sold my house and put that same “x” amount towards a seafaring houseboat of equal value (including all expenses for owning an oceanic home), I’m still not rich.

If I sail that boat into the small, avoidable swimming grounds of an endangered species (only 50 members of this local group remain) and then whine when that species attacks my boat, then I’d be an asshole. But still not rich. Probably even further from it - since I’m sure insurance companies wouldn’t cover my stupidity.

[–] [email protected] 2 points 3 months ago (1 children)

Wait, what do you mean only 50 living members remain? A quick (admittedly too quick) Google search yields the number 50000, did you forget a "thousand"? Or is the situation even more dire?

[–] OhStopYellingAtMe 8 points 3 months ago* (last edited 3 months ago) (1 children)

My mistake, I misread the data. It’s 50 members of the locally protected group off the coast of Spain. I’ve corrected the text above.

Thanks for catching that.

[–] [email protected] 3 points 3 months ago

That is still worrisome. Thank you!