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A "Showerthought" is a simple term used to describe the thoughts that pop into your head while you're doing everyday things like taking a shower, driving, or just daydreaming. The most popular seem to be lighthearted clever little truths, hidden in daily life.

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When we eat the billionaires, we should spare Gabe Newell? No? (lemmy.world)
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Am I just deceived? I think I might love him?

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[–] EightBitBlood@lemmy.world 0 points 1 day ago* (last edited 1 day ago) (1 children)

It's his vessel because he paid for it. That's how money works. There's no other pronoun that is appropriate.

Here's the rest of the article that completely unwinds how far you want to stretch that term:

"His" yacht made through collaboration:

“Not only have we designed a very unusual yacht that leans into Oceanco’s strengths of innovation and design, but the team has also been willing to collaborate with us on evolving the process.”

"His" yacht made to have the least environmental impact from noise or oil polution (Diesel hybrid electric engine):

Huge efforts were made to reduce noise and vibration, thereby creating a pleasant onboard environment. The hybrid diesel-electric propulsion system is whisper-quiet, and the engine room is positioned further forward to reduce noise. The built-in battery bank also allows for silent nighttime operation.

"His" yacht made to have little maintenance requirements so the crew can focus on science and research:

Leviathan is also incredibly low-maintenance. The off-white exterior and synthetic handrails require less cleaning, for example. That means the crew can spend less time on routine maintenance and more time on more important tasks. “We adopted a crew-centric approach that really digs into how Leviathan is operated and maintained,” explains Newell.

"His" thoughts on "His" yacht being used to better the scientific community instead of just him.

“Yachts have great potential to serve as platforms for scientific research,” adds Newell. “It’s about recognizing that you’re part of a broader community and ensuring the yacht’s presence adds value to the communities around it.”

How about you ask yourself how many scientists and engineers HE paid to have a job to work on this?

How about you ask how much he pays their research salaries still and provided them a better vessel to do their job on than anyone else?

Why do you insist that you know how to better spend his money when it's already going to people that need it for a cause that's needed?

Just because you want to claim his money could be used better doesn't mean it currently isn't being used well.

You just see a yacht and think the worse. Worlds far less black and white.

[–] CileTheSane@lemmy.ca 1 points 1 day ago (1 children)

Huge efforts were made to reduce noise and vibration, thereby creating a pleasant onboard environment.

Oh what a good billionaire, his efforts to make his onboard environment more pleasant is also beneficial to the outside environment! Such a giver!

The off-white exterior and synthetic handrails require less cleaning, for example.

The colour of paint chosen for his mega yacht really shows how much he cares!

How about you ask yourself how many scientists and engineers HE paid to have a job to work on this?

And you haven't been listening. I'm not repeating myself on this point anymore.

You just see a yacht and think the worse. Worlds far less black and white.

Literally the opposite of what I said at the end of my previous post. If you're not going to bother to read what I say then what are we doing here?

[–] EightBitBlood@lemmy.world 1 points 22 hours ago

The end of your previous post:

Yes, it's better than other vanity projects, but it is still a wasteful vanity project.

The literal definition of a vanity project:

https://dictionary.reverso.net/english-definition/vanity+project

project undertaken for self-satisfaction.

Each one of the examples I provided shows very clearly this yacht was NOT made for HIS self-satisfaction. Rather, it was literally made to the satisfaction of the research team that uses the yacht.

Specifically:

"His" yacht being used to better the scientific community instead of just him.

  1. Made quite literally for a large team of scientists as he is the second largest contributor to deep sea research on the planet. Nearly the exact opposite of being for vanity.

"His" yacht made to have the least environmental impact from noise or oil pollution.

  1. Made for the environment. Not Gabe. So not for vanity.

Huge efforts were made to reduce noise and vibration, thereby creating a pleasant onboard environment.

  1. Made for sensative aquatic life that engine noises can disturb and affect the research of. Not for Gabe. So not for vanity.

"His" yacht made to have little maintenance requirements so the crew can focus on science and research.

  1. Made to be easy to work on for the hundreds of crew that maintain it. Not for Gabe. So not for vanity.

Every point of my last comment was proving your statement about this being a vanity project completely and unquestionably wrong. But I guess I just understand your last sentence better than you.

You are shitting on the best deep sea scientific research vessel in existence while implying you have the moral high ground. There's nothing immoral about scientific research just because it happens on a yacht.

You are literally using the same logic as a cop saying a person with dark skin is a criminal. This yacht clearly isn't a vanity project. It is for Inksea, and being used to help fight climate change and the affect that has on deep sea ocean currents.

But to you this yacht is just as criminal as a dark skinned person is to a cop. No exceptions.

Please understand: the point you are making is not incorrect. But the way you are making it very much is.

I completely agree that Billionaires shouldn't exist, and in general most yachts are unquestionably vanity projects. But this one clearly isn't.

So if you want to make your point heard, going about it through uncompromising bigotry is just about the worst way to make it.