UncleJesse: Omg….

Fleedle: The OceanGate CEO who is trapped on a 22-foot submersible on an ill-fated voyage to see the Titanic wreck once explained how he didn’t hire “50-year-old white guys” with military experience to captain his vessels because they weren’t “inspirational.” Stockton Rush, 61, added that such expertise was unnecessary because “anybody can drive the sub” with a $30 video game controller. “When I started the business, one of the things you’ll find, there are other sub-operators out there, but they typically have, uh, gentlemen who are ex-military submariners, and they — you’ll see a whole bunch of 50-year-old white guys,” Rush told Teledyne Marine in a newly resurfaced undated Zoom interview. “I wanted our team to be younger, to be inspirational and I’m not going to inspire a 16-year-old to go pursue marine technology, but a 25-year-old, uh, you know, who’s a sub pilot or a platform operator or one of our techs can be inspirational,” he continued.

Riverrat: That contraption wasn't even certified for deep sea diving. It was classified as experimental. There ain't no way I would ever get into that thing.

Ridgerunner: He probably got tired of the experienced white 50 year old white guys telling him the vehicle was a ticking time bomb death trap and whatta fucked up idea it was to place innocent lives in danger. So he opted to spin a story about how his trail blazing company loaded up with diversity hires who inspire. Now he's dead.

Riverrat: Josh Gates from Expedition Unknown had the opportunity to get a ride in the thing with the idea of being able to go film the Titanic from it. He walked away from the deal because he felt the contraption was unsafe.

UncleJesse: I wouldn't use that in a wading pool at a lifeguard convention.

Fleedle: It’s probably gonna be a 50-year-old white submariner who recovers his corpse

Aqua: 50 year old white guy would have probably checked the battery before diving

Riverrat: A 50 year old guy would bring experience and knowledge that the punks he hired didn't have.