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Well, it is like space exploration. There are scientists, engineers and those who dream to be them. It is just part of humanity that we love going on adventures, that's the same for rich and poor. Only that some are more risk tolerated and some less
This man is not a scientist, engineer, or anyone with any social value whatsoever.
He might fund people who are though (...though I wish we didn't have a system that would need that...)
Well anyone 'could' fund anything, but this guy has made his fortune on private jets, him dying is almost certainly a good thing for the world. Imagine how much damage.
That's true but he's among 4 other people who do have social value.
The company that provides these tours uses the money to also perform scientific research on the Titanic.
What 'scientific research' is there that needs to be done on the Titanic in 2023? That's an obvious smokeshow.