I think the story riveted us so much because it played on the morbid fear of being trapped at the bottom of the ocean. It was kind of like watching the Poseidon Adventure.

I agree we should tax billionaires more, but let's don't stop there. Let's go for our millionaire politicians who have somehow enriched themselves while in office.

But as far as rich people spending money on these things, heard that tickets to one Taylor Swift concert was $90,000 a pop. And those movie stars who go on and on with their virtue signaling about the environment fly around in private jets and have multi-million dollar mansions, which are worse for the environment than going down in a submersible.