Everest guides accused of poisoning foreign climbers to force fake rescues (www.independent.co.uk)
from fne8w2ah@lemmy.world to world@lemmy.world on 03 Apr 13:59
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Thalion@lemmy.ca on 03 Apr 15:20 next collapse

The rescues are real though, even if the reason for it is faked.

venusaur@lemmy.world on 03 Apr 15:39 next collapse

They’ve been exploited for years. Time for revenge.

Hegar@fedia.io on 03 Apr 15:48 next collapse

Poisoning the rich is a victimless crime.

AmidFuror@fedia.io on 03 Apr 16:03 collapse

I'd be curious where you draw the line. Is it based on income, net worth, or just participation in expensive activities? What sort of trips and activities justify poisoning, and which ones would you let pass?

Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 03 Apr 16:42 next collapse

Net worth >500M, purchase of any exotic supercar or private jet, “climbing” Everest via making a guide do all of the hard work, being C suite in a medical insurance company or any company executing layoffs while giving execs bonuses, being a decision maker that signed off on the shuttering of USAID, to start. Essentially anyone that has abused their position of power to harm others for personal gain.

noxypaws@pawb.social on 03 Apr 18:30 collapse

an “exotic supercar” can be had used for like $30k tho

Assassassin@lemmy.dbzer0.com on 03 Apr 18:59 collapse

I mean, it was a flippant comment, not an exhaustive analysis and list. I don’t realistically think we should be poisoning everyone that owns a supercar. More that people should not be able to accumulate enough wealth to afford them, and the people that buy new lambos cash are incredibly likely to be antisocial pieces of shit. Ideally, noone should have yachts and mansions and exotic cars because society should not enable individuals to amass fortunes. Until everyone is fed and housed, people shouldn’t be able to buy $100k toys.

noxypaws@pawb.social on 03 Apr 19:14 collapse

I enthusiastically agree, even with a Taycan in my garage

Hegar@fedia.io on 03 Apr 17:37 next collapse

What was it the supreme court said about pornography - i know it when i see it? It's one of those things that defy hard and fast rules, but are still identifiable.

Paying to be taken up everest requires a lot of cash and free time, it speaks to a level of vanity and it has that buying my name onto an accomplishment vibe.

Zahille7@lemmy.world on 03 Apr 18:08 collapse

I love my family, but my aunt and uncle have too much money most of the time.

They’re actually planning to go on a two-week Mediterranean cruise this summer. And my aunt is going to France at some point for an art study thing, and then she’s just gonna hang out for an extra week by herself. Then my uncle owns a sailboat, and is regularly buying/paying for stuff for it, like a $20,000 engine overhaul, or an $800 custom welded part.

My aunt, cousin and I all love Legos. We love building them and playing with them and looking at all the details and things. Yet my aunt is weird about dropping more than $100 on a set at one time, even for something like a birthday or other occasion. It’s a weird dichotomy.

AmidFuror@fedia.io on 03 Apr 18:35 collapse

Are we lowering the threshold for poisoning to Mediterranean cruises and lego sets now?

Zahille7@lemmy.world on 03 Apr 19:05 collapse

I’m not saying I’d poison (or want them to be poisoned) my family, but it’s a little disheartening to know that me and my mom, my brother and his family, can barely afford to live when they’re just going on all these world travels, buying whatever they want, doing all these expensive rich person activities like it’s nothing.

They complain about their daughter (my cousin) basically being a 21-year-old toddler because they never took the time to teach her literally any discipline.

FauxPseudo@lemmy.world on 03 Apr 19:03 collapse

Well that’s a new thing. Did anyone have Insurance Fraud Sherpa on their bingo card? What genre of music is that band name?