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[–] [email protected] 5 points 1 year ago

It does seem like Oceangate advertised in a misleading way, emphasizing claims of safety and compliance with safety standards. There's also probably an unfortunate bias, of sorts, of "rich and powerful man saying something is safe in a confident and authoritative voice so it must be true"