this post was submitted on 04 Feb 2026
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Epstein had a personal sub that doesn't kill its occupants? That's a much bigger flex than any yacht.
I think lots of people have lots of personal submarines but the one that did the really cool thing that we all wish would happen again was supposed to go super deep
edit: which I guess it ended up doing technically!
When you challenge the ocean itself and cheap out, you're gonna fuckin die. We've known this since prehistory but somehow billionaires are dumb enough they gotta learn the hard way.
The Odyssey proves the Ocean shows mercy to liars if theyre good at it.
You also have to be funny and to get protection from gods.